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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

DARPA plans 30-year endurance nuclear waste batteries to power next-gen drones, says report — project SYMPHONEE aims to harvest Strontium-90 to power persistent military drones

A report suggests that upcoming nuclear waste-powered radiovoltaic batteries could last as long as 30 years and power next-gen drones.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 5

Fervo Energy Just Partnered With Nvidia and PNNL on a Geothermal Digital Twin. What This Means for FRVO Stock.

Fervo Energy partnered with Nvidia and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to develop EGS-Twin, a digital twin platform that uses real-time data and AI simulations to improve the performance and understanding of enhanced geothermal systems.

Barchart · Jun 24

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

"Unprecedented opportunities" - Microsoft AI finds new material that could replace lithium batteries

Microsoft wants to make your next smartphone or laptop battery much more eco-friendly.

TechRadar · Jan 9, 2024

Climate Change: Global Warming May Exceed 1.5 Degrees, Opine Scientists

The existing climate pledges made by the world are insufficient to keep the 2015 Paris Agreement's aim within reach. It is anticipated that global warming will exceed the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 11, 2022

Bacteria from US Soil to be Used in Space Agriculture Experiments

Researchers have taken a tiny piece of soil from the city of Prosser, in Washington state to dispatch it with some of its “inhabitants” to space, which actually happened last week. The soil and its inhabitants of bacteria blasted off into space from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 20, 2022