MADRID—Ferroglobe P.L.C., the largest producer of refined silicon metal in the western hemisphere, has developed a high-purity silicon metal powder for use in battery anodes and other advanced ...

In thermoplastic and engineering plastics processing, manufacturers often encounter several persistent challenges: High friction increases processing torque and energy consumption. Surface defects ...

A small Dutch company, E-magy, that specializes in designing and manufacturing porous silicon technologies is now working on creating a new silicon-based lithium-ion battery that would increase EV ...

Panasonic is collaborating with Sila Nanotechnologies, a California-based company co-founded by Tesla’s seventh employee, to improve lithium-ion battery anodes for electric vehicles (EVs). This new ...

Korean researchers have used thermal and wet gravity separation (WGS) to separate EVA from reclaimed silicon powder in end-of-life PV modules with “minimal” chemical usage. The proposed technique ...

Researchers in India have demonstrated a wet chemical process to recover silicon with high purity from end-of-life solar panels, which they used to make functionalized silica nanoparticles. Tests of ...