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Elecom launches Na Plus, the world's first 9,000mAh power bank with sodium-ion battery

March 19, 2025 7:50 pm

Elecom's new Na Plus powerbank is eco friendly and safer than traditional lithium-ion batteries, which pollute the environment and are harder to dispose.

Blaze at South Korea lithium battery plant kills 22 workers

June 24, 2024 10:58 pm

The fire and a series of explosions ripped through the factory run by primary battery manufacturer Aricell in Hwaseong, an industrial cluster southwest of the capital Seoul.

Watch: Electric bike battery catches fire during charging, sparks safety concerns

March 12, 2024 12:50 pm

The video reportedly shows smoke rapidly filling a room, followed by a battery fire. Audio suggests residents attempted to extinguish the flames with water.

Researchers at MU develop profitable method to recycle lithium-ion batteries

August 27, 2023 2:48 pm

According to researchers, this breakthrough not only promises to make the battery industry more profitable but will also increase its demand. A patent for this research has been registered with the government

Express View: Remembering John Goodenough

June 28, 2023 2:24 am

He believed in science for society, never cared for royalties

Bengaluru startup opens India’s first commercial Li-ion cell manufacturing line

April 23, 2023 9:38 am

Log9 Materials also launched its indigenously developed battery management system, and an academic engagement programme to support talent pool creation

Lithium find in J&K: Chile, with most reserves, ready to share know-how

April 03, 2023 2:40 pm

Chile has around 48 per cent of the total lithium reserves in the world, contained mostly in the Salar de Atacama, a large salt flat located in the country’s north.

India can become number one automobile manufacturer by using lithium reserve in J&K: Gadkari

March 24, 2023 2:41 pm

The estimated 5.9-million tonne reserve of lithium, a crucial mineral for the manufacturing of electric vehicles and solar panels, had been discovered in Reasi district by the Geological Survey of India (GSI).

Earth Day: Why Attero Recycling is focusing on the problem of used EV batteries

April 22, 2022 3:12 pm

Lithium mining causes water depletion, ground destabilisation, biodiversity loss, the increased salinity of rivers and water bodies, and the contamination of soil.

Explained: How IIT research may improve lithium-ion battery performance

April 10, 2021 1:44 pm

Researchers from IIT Guwahati have developed a technique which can precisely estimate one of the most important battery internal states known as SOC, short for state of charge.

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