Introduction: A New Paradigm in Lithium Battery Lifecycle Management As the global lithium battery industry accelerates toward electrification and large-scale energy storage, a critical question emerges: What happens to millions of retired lithium-ion batteries? Traditionally, battery recycling has focused on extracting valuable metals such as nickel, cobalt, and lithium through energy-intensive processes. However, recent breakthroughs […]

The global battery supply chain is on the brink of a material revolution. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have recently announced the successful development of a new type of high-strength, high-conductivity, and heat-resistant copper foil. For the lithium-ion battery sector, this is not merely an incremental update—it is a fundamental shift in […]