Episode #984

Item #1 Fiction
By weight the most prevalent element in current production Lithium ion batteries is nickel, followed by cobalt and then lithium. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019347012
Item #2 Science
A recent analysis concludes that the world will not be able to mine enough copper to make the green transition between now and 2050. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1044867
Item #3 Science
A new study finds that extracting lithium from shale wastewater in Pennsylvania could produce 40% of current annual US demand. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-58887-x

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