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Cobalt Could Untangle Chips’ Wiring Problems
Intel and GlobalFoundries are replacing some copper connections with the resilient, conductive metal.
Today’s computer chips contain tens of kilometers of copper wiring, built up in 15 or so laye...
Vale looks to first-ever cobalt stream: report
Vale has hired Canada's Bank of Montreal (BMO) to raise around US$500 million from bidders for cobalt that would be produced at its Voisey's Bay nickel mine in eastern Canada
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Argus Metals Week 2018
The 10th Argus Metals Week will take place in London on 27 February – 2 March 2017. Alongside an expanded Battery Conference and SnWTa Summit, the 2018 event delivers more cobalt-dedicated sess...
Researchers develop a cheaper new fuel cell using cobalt
Researchers from the University of California have developed an inexpensive and efficient catalyst material for a new type of fuel cell which is made of porous carbon nanofibers embedded with a compou...
Introducing the Cobalt Industry Responsible Assessment Framework (CIRAF)
The Cobalt Institute (CI) members have had a longstanding commitment to the responsible production and use of cobalt in all forms which is enshrined in its 5 key Objectives and 7 Guiding Principles....
A new generation of fertilizers based on metal nanoparticles, including cobalt, expected to produce macro-harvests
Russian scientists have developed a new generation of innovative fertilizers that, they say, are capable of increasing crop productivity by 25 per cent.
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