Michael D. Bartlett is in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Soft Materials and Structures Lab and at the Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.

Steel production is the backbone of today’s modern economy. The human-made metal is used in just about everything—from bridges and buildings to cars and consumer goods. However, the process to produce ...

Li-Metal, a battery materials company based in Canada, says it has produced lithium metal from lithium carbonate, which reduces the number of steps and harmful byproducts involved in refining lithium, ...