An image of a 18 volt recharge lithium-ion battery for next to a yellow and black cordless drill - Nina Russkova/Getty Images For DIYers and pros alike, upgrading from corded to cordless power tools ...

Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere, and recycling them cleanly and safely at scale is still hard. Now, a Chinese research team claims to have discovered a way to recycle Li-ion batteries using ...

A team of researchers in China has found a way to bring dead lithium-ion batteries back to life, potentially reducing both the amount of waste that’s quickly piling up from spent electric vehicle (EV) ...

While lithium extraction technologies generally focus on ways to get the essential metal out of the ground, there's another source to mine: existing batteries that no longer work. A new technique ...