Today's electric vehicle boom is tomorrow's mountain of electronic waste. And while myriad efforts are underway to improve battery recycling, many EV batteries still end up in landfills.

The material could make it easier to adopt new battery technologies developed in the next five to ten years, claim researchers.

Robyn’s Little Free Library, which Rocco Bonavita repurposed from a kitchen cabinet with shingles to match their home, is on a pole near the sidewalk. It’s 20-by-30 inches, and two shelves accommodate ...