Birmingham University researchers see a way  to swap the lithium in lithium-ion batteries with sodium. Lithium is expensive and resources are unevenly distributed across the planet. Large amounts of drinking water are used in lithium extraction and extraction techniques are becoming more energy intensive. With the ever increasing demand for electric cars, the need for ...

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