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The Lithium Gold Rush: Inside the Race to Power Electric Vehicles
A race is on to produce lithium in the United States, but competing projects are taking very different approaches to extracting the vital raw material. Some might not be very green.
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May 26: Alida Perez Fodich, FCFM Universidad de Chile
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 1 PM PST
Watch recorded video HERE.
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Designing Selective Membranes for Batteries Using a Drug Discovery Toolbox
By binding specific ions in specially designed cages within its pores, a new membrane could enable more efficient flows in energy storage devices (an article featuring LiRRICs Brett Helms and his team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory).
Also read Nature’s article, Diversity-oriented synthesis of polymer membranes with ion solvation cages.
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April 21: Austin Devaney, Piedmont Lithium
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 1 PM PST
Watch recorded video HERE.
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April 14: Steve Sloop, OnTo Technology
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 1 PM PST
Watch recorded video HERE.
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March 31: NextGen Geo Event
The NextGen Geo Event is on 3/31 with Kelly Speakes-Backman, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary & Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, as the Key Note Speaker.