“Under the sea, Darling it’s better, Down where it’s wetter, Take it from me!” sang a certain Jamaican crab in The Little Mermaid. Turns out he may have been right after all. Scientists say 0.1% of the world’s seawater contains enough critical elements to power humanity’s needs for 50,000 years, and are now exploring ways to extract them. Continue Reading Category: Energy , Engineering Tags: PNNL , Ocean , Minerals , Lithium metal