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Researchers figure out how to get fresh lithium into batteries

Ars Technica

As the owner of a 3-year-old laptop, I feel the finite lifespan of lithium batteries acutely. While that sounds like science fiction, a team of Chinese researchers has identified a chemical that can deliver fresh lithium to well-used batteries, extending their life.

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And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2022 is…Minerva Lithium

TechCrunch

After much deliberation, the TechCrunch editors pored over the judges’ notes and narrowed the list down to five finalists : Advanced Ionics , AppMap , Intropic Materials , Minerva Lithium and Swap Robotics. Winner: Minerva Lithium. Read our coverage on Minerva Lithium here. One startup emerged victorious. Without further ado!

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The most innovative companies in automotive for 2025

Fast Company Tech

The promise of next-generation travel hasnt fully materialized yet, but legions of companies around the world are focused on bringing the vision to life. The next-generation Blade technology is expected to increase driving range as well as battery life cycle. Robotaxis at your beck and call. Amphibious cars.

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Vanadium ion battery startup Standard Energy raises $8.9M Series C from SoftBank Ventures Asia

TechCrunch

The South Korea-based company says its batteries’ advantages over lithium ion include less risk of ignition and the ease of sourcing vanadium. The latter is an important selling point, as electric vehicle makers face a potential shortage of lithium ion batteries. Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit.

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GM aims to make its electric vehicles go farther and cost less with new battery partnership

The Verge

General Motors announced a new joint venture with SolidEnergy Systems, a spinoff of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that is focused on improving the energy density in lithium-ion batteries. The two companies plan on building a test facility in Woburn, Massachusetts, for a high-capacity preproduction battery by 2023.

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Here are the 5 finalists of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2022

TechCrunch

Minerva Lithium. Intropic leaps to the rescue with a set of enzymes that can be added to plastics at the very beginning of their life cycle, before it is even turned into products. The additives the company makes have been proof-of-concept tested and it wants to upend how plastics are made and disposed of. Minerva Lithium.

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Watch Joby Aviation’s electric air taxi complete a 150-mile flight

The Verge

But Joby says that its commercially available lithium-ion batteries have been specially adapted for aerospace uses: An 811 NMC cathode and a graphite anode cell were selected, following internal testing, to deliver the optimal trade-off between the specific energy required to fly the aircraft 150 miles, the specific power to take-off and land vertically (..)

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