Today's electric vehicles are predominantly powered by nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) lithium-ion batteries. However, the inclusion of cobalt in this type of batteries has been considered as ...

The cobalt market is no stranger to boom and bust cycles but the current downturn is unprecedented and no-one is sure how ...

After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby ...

Then, 75% of the cobalt supply for batteries travels by road, rail, and sea to China for refining. Meanwhile, most of the global supply of lithium is mined in Australia and Chile. Most of that supply ...

This series incorporates 50% recycled cobalt sourced from previously used Galaxy batteries in its lithium-ion batteries, unlike the Galaxy S24 which used material purchased from recycling companies.

“As LFP becomes increasingly dominant in China, sentiment for cobalt chemicals used in batteries has turned more bearish,” Aubry said. “A downturn in demand may put sulphate refiners under ...

As requirements for batteries continue to grow, so does the requirement for metals like lithium and cobalt used to create them. These metals are often sourced through intensive and invasive mining.

In recent years, cobalt has taken its place as one of the world’s most sought-after commodities due to its use in semiconductor chips and the lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs ...

The researchers discovered that in LiNiO₂ batteries, oxygen atoms in the cathode undergo a chemical reaction that makes the ...

DR Congo is a country in Central Africa but many people do not know that the country hosts many mineral resources important ...