The Critical Materials Institute, a U.S. Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the Ames Laboratory, has announced that one of its industry associates, Momentum Technologies, Inc., has entered into a letter of intent with Wistron GreenTech Corporation, Texas, pertaining ...
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A day in the life of a JRC scientist
Communicating science can be done in many ways: presenting research results or a poster at a conference, talking with your friends and family, or even blogging about science. Through short videos, as well, it is possible for scientists to engage ...
Read More »To mine or not to mine, that is the question
Join us in Leuven on February 21 for a unique Symposium on the Social License to Operate for mining of critical metals. The Symposium is part of the Arts festival “Artefact 2018: This Rare Earth – Stories from Below”.
Read More »Hype Meets Reality as Electric Car Dreams Run Into Metal Crunch
When BMW AG revealed it was designing electric versions of its X3 SUV and Mini, the going rate for 21 kilograms of cobalt—the amount of the metal needed to power typical car batteries—was under $600.Only 16 months later, the price ...
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