Trace elements of lithium in drinking water may slow death rates from Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests. Rates of diabetes and obesity, which are important risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease, also decrease if there is a particular amount of lithium in the water, says the study, published recently in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Postdoctoral fellow […]
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A greener way to get lithium?
The lightest metal is in heavy demand, thanks to the ever-growing market for cell phones, electric cars, and other products that rely on lithium-ion batteries. Experts debate whether the supply of lithium can keep up with this demand. A newly improved sorbent could offer an environmentally friendly way to get lithium from a relatively untapped […]
Ask the Captain: Safety risks from lithium ion batteries
Question: Battery issues on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner were in the news a few years ago, but there has been little information on the changes that were made and why Boeing now feels the problems have been addressed. What are your thoughts on the safety of the lithium battery and the Boeing Dreamliner? — submitted […]
Protected: As The Demand For Lithium Grows, So Do The Junior Miners In This Sector
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Protected: Battery-hungry world turns to South America’s ‘lithium triangle’
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Tesla switches on world’s biggest lithium-ion battery
Musk delivers on promise to South Australia to build storage solution within 100 days The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery has begun dispatching power into Australia’s energy grid, delivering on an audacious promise by Tesla’s Elon Musk to build the storage solution within 100 days or provide it for free. Tesla’s Powerpack battery system is connected […]
