A recent study led by researchers from Tsinghua University and Southwest University of Science and Technology has introduced a new method to directly regenerate heavily degraded lithium cobalt oxide [LiCoO₂ (LCO)] cathodes from spent lithium-ion batteries. Using a ball milling process to convert the damaged crystalline structure into a uniform amorphous phase, the team rebuilt lithium replenishment pathways and restored electrochemical performance through high-temperature sintering. The regenerated cathodes delivered a discharge capacity of 179.10 mAh·g⁻¹—comparable to commercial materials. This approach not only sidesteps the environmental and energy drawbacks of conventional recycling but also presents a scalable and economically viable solution for the reuse of retired battery components.

A new study led by Prof. Dan Zeltzer, a digital health expert from the Berglas School of Economics at Tel Aviv University, compared the quality of diagnostic and treatment recommendations made by artificial intelligence (AI) and physicians at Cedars-Sinai Connect, a virtual urgent care clinic in Los Angeles, operated in collaboration with Israeli startup K Health. The paper was published in Annals of Internal Medicine and presented at the annual conference of the American College of Physicians (ACP). This work was supported with funding by K Health.