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In a 2026 study, scientists found enough lithium and magnesium in just 0.1% of the ocean to last 50,000 years. Now, an Olympic pool of seawater exposes the huge gap between abundance and accessibility

Scientists are exploring the ocean as a potential source of critical minerals needed for batteries, electronics, vehicles, and clean-energy technologies. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers estimate that just 0.1% of Earth’s seawater contains enough magnesium and lithium to meet humanity’s needs for 50,000 years or more, if fully extracted. Yet…

The Economic Times · Aug 21

New research confirms Samsung, Google, and Apple have been wrong all along

Your smartphone may be worse for your health than you previously thought, but not every brand is at fault.

Android Central · Nov 26, 2024

Forget Lithium: Microsoft Unearths Game-Changing Battery Material Using AI

Microsoft and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have joined forces to reduce the use of lithium in batteries by up to 70 per cent.

International Business Times UK · Jan 11, 2024

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Microsoft leverages AI to identify a new material that can potentially reduce the use of Lithium in batteries by 70%

Microsoft and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) might be on the verge of a breakthrough that will see the use of lithium in batteries reduced by up to 70%.

Windows Central · Jan 9, 2024

Six candidates running for three seats on the Richland School Board in Washington

Six candidates are running in the nonpartisan general election for Richland School District school board in Washington on Nov. 7, 2023. Three districts are up for regular election: Position 3, Position 4, and Position 5.

Ballotpedia · Oct 13, 2023

The Grade’s Alexander Russo talks education reporting and school board elections in the latest episode of On the Ballot

Welcome to the Thursday, October 5, Brew.

Ballotpedia · Oct 5, 2023

Recycling Waste Plastic Can Produce Fuel And Durable Goods

The study's findings were published in the journal ACS Catalysis.

Zenger · Aug 23, 2022

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The U.S. made a breakthrough battery discovery — then gave the technology to China

Taxpayers spent $15 million on research to build a breakthrough battery. Then the U.S. government gave it to China.

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