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JAIST's new additive, FPTI, helped a test cell retain 95.6% of its capacity after 1,000 charge-discharge cycles. In tests balancing compatibility with the cathode, the anode was pretreated separately, leaving long-term full-battery performance and manufacturing steps still to be verified.
An analysis of 500,000 diagnostic readings from used EVs in Europe found that the median battery capacity after 150,000 km of driving remained at roughly 90%. Yet even within the same model, individual differences reached up to 13.5 percentage points. This piece examines what the non-peer-reviewed commercial diagnostic data reveals—and its limits—for used EV buyers.
CATL's sodium-ion battery, set to begin grid-storage deliveries in September 2026, trails LFP in energy density yet is winning adoption. Drawing on a research history dating back to 1976 and comparisons with CATL's own LFP products, this piece breaks down the reasons—and the one-year gap before European deployment.
A new fluidized-bed magnetization roasting plant in Anshan, China—the world's largest of its kind—processes 5.56 million tonnes a year of hard-to-process iron ore and tailings. We examine how the technology extracts roughly 65% iron concentrate from waste with only about 11% iron content, and the questions raised by undisclosed recovery rates and carbon accounting.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has completed mechanical property measurements on irradiated HALEU TRISO fuel particles, quantifying the drop in elastic modulus and hardness of the silicon carbide layer. The data will underpin reactor core safety and burnup limits, supporting the commercialization of fuel for next-generation gas reactors and the refinement of performance models.
US Strategic Metals and Australia's Ionic Rare Earths have signed a non-binding agreement to build a magnet recycling plant in Missouri. The $100 million project still lacks a final contract and construction timeline, leaving key questions about scaling from pilot to commercial production unresolved.
PCB manufacturing costs have risen by up to 50%, far outpacing the average 3% retail price adjustment made in August. Simultaneous shortages of copper, glass cloth, and capacitors driven by AI server demand form the structural backdrop, and pressure for further Q4 price hikes is building.
A closer look at the estimated value of rare earths in US coal ash, broken down by element. Drawing on recent Gulf Coast research and Australian extraction trials, this piece examines why chemical recycling, residue disposal, and securing refining partners determine whether the effort pays off.
Smackover Lithium secured about 90% of its sales target through a contract with LG Energy Solution. However, financing, the final investment decision, and 2029 commercial production remain incomplete.
Google and geothermal startup Fervo Energy have signed a deal to procure 396MW from Fervo's Cape Station in Utah. With an expansion option to 1GW and a direct-to-load framework enabled by Utah's SB132, the deal powers AI facilities at no cost to existing ratepayers.
