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Argus LiCoNi 2018
The 2nd edition of Argus LiCoNi will take place in Singapore on 28 and 29 August 2018. The event will provide a platform for stakeholders in the battery metals industry to meet and discuss upcoming...
Scientists find way to make lithium-ion batteries last longer: it requires more cobalt
American scientists from the University of Maryland, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the U.S. Army Research Lab think they have found a way to make lithium-ion ba...
Cobalt promises to reduce unwanted resistance in the critical parts of a chip
The company Applied Materials has launched a suite of products that will enable cobalt metallization schemes for contacts and interconnects in chips at advanced nodes. Cobalt helps solve unwanted resi...
Water changes how cobalt-based molecule turns carbon dioxide into chemical feedstock
A research team at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (USA) devised a cobalt-based catalyst system that works in water. The catalyst is the best when it comes to driving the reaction in water witho...
BMW mining deals shelved until EVs can be mass-produced
Luxury vehicle maker BMW won’t be signing any supply contracts for lithium and cobalt at least until 2020, when mass-producing electric vehicles (EVs) proves to be profitable...
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Cobalt, the technology-enabling material
The metal itself seems to have only been isolated in 1735 by G. Brandt, a Swedish scientist, and its metallic uses stem from Elwood Haynes’ studies and patents in the early 1900s. The Co-Cr (Cobalt-...
