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Researchers discover surprising quantum effect in hard disk drive material
Scientists find surprising way to affect information storage properties in metal alloy.
Sometimes scientific discoveries can be found along well-trodden paths. That proved the case for a cobalt-iro...
An environmentally friendly method to recover materials from lithium-ion batteries
Rice University researchers literally have a solution to deal with the glut of used lithium-ion batteries left behind by the ever-increasing demand for electric vehicles, cellphones and other electron...
Scientists find new way to power electric cars using cobalt
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (USA) have developed a new method to produce hydrogen and to use it to power electric vehicles. This new technique uses only water, carbon dioxide...
Metal-organic frameworks composed of cobalt ions to tackle climate change
A WSU research team is working on solutions to climate change. A new process could capture and separate carbon dioxide from gases emitted from industrial processes. The main reason they are researchin...
Billionaires are on the hunt for new underground cobalt
A coalition of billionaires led by Bill Gates has thrown its financial weight behind a startup hoping to build a “Google Maps for the earth’s crust” to hunt for new sources of cobalt. The startu...
CI appoints Simon Cook as VP of Global Regulations
The Cobalt Institute (CI) is delighted to welcome Dr Simon Cook as the new Vice President of Global Regulations. He will be responsible for the global regulatory and science functions of the Institute...
