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Shannon Behrman: This is scientific American’s 60-second science. I’m Shannon Behrman.  Sarah Goodwin: and I’m Sarah Goodwin.  Behrman: You’re listening to the sound of a redwood forest after a wildfire. It’s eerily quiet—save for the sound of our own footsteps. Goodwin: We recorded those sounds in the spring of 2021. Nine months after a devastating fire swept through California’s Big Basin Redwood State Park.   Behrman: The flames left the redwood trees charred but still mostly alive.  The rest of the life that…

Redwood Materials, a company founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, announced that it will supply high-nickel cathode material for battery cell production in Panasonic’s new Kansas plant. The company believes that this will be the first time cathode material will be produced in North America at “Gigafactory scale”. Redwood Materials has been best known as a Nevada-based company developing new processes to recycle materials with a focus on electric car batteries, but the company recently…

JB Straubel sits down with CNBC's Phil LeBeau at Redwood Materials.Panasonic Energy of North America, the largest supplier of battery cells for electric vehicles in the U.S., has struck a deal with Nevada-based battery recycling company Redwood Materials to buy a key material for the production of batteries.Redwood Materials, which will supply high-nickel cathode to Panasonic Energy starting in 2025, says the agreement is worth billions of dollars, but declined to give an exact figure. "I think it's a bigger deal than is…

Lithium-ion battery recycler Redwood Materials and Audi are today launching a program that enables consumers to drop off their old battery-powered devices at local Audi dealerships, and then Redwood will recycle them to build EV batteries. Redwood already has a partnership with Volkswagen Group of America to recycle all end-of-life batteries from Volkswagen and Audi EVs, but this is the first time an automaker has partnered with Redwood to support the collection of household lithium-ion…

Redwood Materials, founded by former Tesla Inc. executive JB Straubel, plans to spend $3.5 billion on a battery-materials factory in northwest Nevada. The plant under construction outside Reno is expected to be one of the first US facilities to produce key ingredients needed to make the batteries that power electric vehicles, the report said. The auto industry has been ramping up production of electric vehicles to meet a demand surge, driving up orders for batteries and raw materials that have limited supply. The report…

The company run by Tesla Inc.’s former chief technology officer plans to spend $3.5 billion on a battery-materials factory in northwest Nevada, a bet that electric-vehicle demand is only starting to take off.The Redwood Materials Inc. plant under construction outside Reno, Nev., is expected to be one of the first U.S. facilities to produce key ingredients needed to make the batteries that power electric vehicles. The investment comes as manufacturers work to satisfy burgeoning consumer…

Volkswagen Group of America is teaming up with Nevada startup Redwood Materials to recycle batteries from VW and Audi electric vehicles in the United States, the companies said. VW is the latest carmaker to partner with Redwood, which has forged similar alliances with Toyota Motor Corp, Ford Motor Co, and Geely Automobile's Volvo Cars. In a statement, VW Group of America Chief Executive Scott Keogh said the recycling partnership with Redwood will "help us accelerate EV adoption in America." VW has said it is aiming for 55…

This morning, Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) announced a collaboration with Redwood Materials, Inc. to implement a battery-recycling supply chain in the United States for Volkswagen- and Audi-branded EVs. The collab represents VW’s commitment to sustainability in the United States and beyond while simultaneously expanding Redwood’s closed-loop battery supply chain. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, whose electrification strategy includes the introduction…

Millions of electric vehicles will be scrapped in the coming years. For the batteries that power them, that won’t be the end of the road. Eventually, auto makers and recycling companies want to harvest valuable materials from old EV batteries to make new ones. But before they are recycled, used batteries could be given a second life on the electricity grid. Millions of electric vehicles will be scrapped in the coming years. For the batteries that power them, that won’t be the end of the…

Aneides vagrans, also called the wandering salamander, is an elusive critter. Its natural habitat is the canopy of California's redwood trees, the world's tallest trees, making it tough to observe.  One thing we do know about this salamander is that when disturbed it will willingly jump from tree branches, assuming a posture similar to that taken by skydivers, as can be seen below."It was confusing to see these salamanders jump so readily given the height of the trees they inhabit," said Christian Brown, a PhD Candidate…