While lithium extraction technologies generally focus on ways to get the essential metal out of the ground, there's another source to mine: existing batteries that no longer work. A new technique could now make that process economically viable.

While lithium extraction technologies generally focus on ways to get the essential metal out of the ground, there’s another source to mine: existing batteries that no longer work. A new technique could now make that process economically viable.

  • AItoothbrush@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 days ago

    The way its packaged with the indent at the top would make it a lithium cell but yeah its fake anyways