August 22, 2023

Neometals joint venture to build battery shredding plant for Mercedes

Primobius, which is 50% owned by Neometals, will provide 10 tonne per day of the battery shredding 'spoke' for Mercedes LIB Recycling Plant.

August 22, 2023

SQM Lithium Ventures to take $3 million stake in Electric Era

Seattle-based startup seeking to make electric vehicle fast charging ubiquitous and affordable.

August 22, 2023

Strange metals’ properties uncovered

Understanding strange metals could help researchers identify new kinds of superconductivity.

August 21, 2023

BHP Ventures invests in copper extraction technology company’s $30m fundraising

Ceibo has put together a consortium of financial investors and stage.mining.companies to collaborate on and support the commercialization of its copper extraction technology.

August 20, 2023

Chromium may start replacing noble metals in cell phone screens

Chromium compounds may be able to replace osmium and ruthenium in luminescent materials and catalysts.

August 18, 2023

Summit Nanotech, Power Minerals planning JV to accelerate lithium production in Argentina

Summit and Power signed a binding term sheet leading toward a JV to accelerate lithium production at the Salar de Incahuasi in Argentina.

August 17, 2023

AI can accurately ‘envision’ corrosion-resistant alloys

A new machine learning model enhances by 15% the predictive accuracy of corrosion behaviour and potential optimal alloy formulas.

August 16, 2023

Aether raises $49 million to extract lithium using AI

Its platform can extract lithium from previously-inaccessible reserves and also create products across sectors, including health care.

August 16, 2023

CATL’s new fast power pack to tackle range anxiety

New cell can charge to a range of 400 kilometers in just 10 minutes.

August 16, 2023

‘Planting’ rocks in global croplands could turn them into major carbon sinks — study

Up to 217 gigatons of carbon could be sequestered by applying enhanced rock weathering to all agricultural fields in the world.