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001 2010047695
003 DLC
005 20111019084919.0
008 101126s2011 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010047695
020 $a9780809030538 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aTK2945.L58$bF58 2011
082 00 $a621.31/2423$222
084 $aSCI024000$aTEC031010$2bisacsh
100 1 $aFletcher, Seth,$d1979-
245 10 $aBottled lightning :$bsuperbatteries, electric cars, and the new lithium economy /$cSeth Fletcher.
260 $aNew York :$bHill and Wang,$c2011.
263 $a1105
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"Did you know that the tools that have become absolutely integral to your life--our laptop, iPod, and cell phone--re all powered by lithium batteries? Chances are you've got some lithium on your person right now. The third element on the periodic table may also hold the key to an environmentally sustainable, oil independent future. From electric cars to a "smart" power grid that can actually store electricity, letting us harness the powers of the sun and wind and use them when we need them, lithium--metal found only in some of the most uninhabitable places on Earth--setting us on a path toward a carbon-free future. It's also shifting the geopolitical chessboard in profound ways. In this illuminating, entertaining, and timely book, the science reporter Seth Fletcher takes us on a fascinating journey, from the salt flats of Bolivia to the labs of MIT and Stanford, from the turmoil at GM to cutting-edge lithium-ion battery start-ups, introducing us to the key players and ideas in an industry with the power to reshape the world. Lithium is the thread that ties together many key stories of our time: the environmental movement; the American auto industry, betting it all on the electrification of cars and trucks; the struggle between first-world countries in need of natural resources and the countries where those resources are found; and, finally, a foundering American economy, desperately searching for a green-tech boom to revive it"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"An exploration of the rise of lithium batteries and the impications of the new energy economy"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aLithium cells.
650 0 $aLithium industry.
650 0 $aElectronic industries.