EV battery cathode costs spike as lithium price sets fresh record

Relentless rise of lithium prices and recent bounce in cobalt and nickel put pressure on electric vehicle manufacturers.

Frik Els | November 30, 2022 | 12:04 pm

UK, South Africa seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals

London and Pretoria announced a partnership to promote the responsible exploration and production of critical minerals in South Africa.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 27, 2022 | 7:03 am

Graphite poised to do a lithium

Carmakers “are waking up” to often overlooked anode material accounting for nearly half the mass of battery cells by inking upstream deals.

Frik Els | November 23, 2022 | 11:42 am

Charted: The most expensive battery metals

This infographic highlights the five most expensive battery metals as of November 2022 using prices from Shanghai Metals Market.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | November 16, 2022 | 12:50 pm

Novel copper-based material key to safely convert heat into electricity

Researchers are working to replace toxic lead and tellurium in thermoelectric devices.

Staff Writer | November 14, 2022 | 6:06 am

Scientists to look at the role of supernovae as element-makers

Researchers plan to look for manganese, chromium, cobalt, and nickel in a third-generation white dwarf supernova named SN2021aefx, which exploded a year ago in the Spanish Dancer galaxy.

Staff Writer | October 30, 2022 | 5:56 am

Lithium-oxygen batteries one step closer to moving out of the lab

A recent development may provide clues for engineering Mn-based materials with a defined crystal facet for high-performance Li-O2 batteries.

Staff Writer | October 21, 2022 | 5:05 am

Researchers better understand what it takes to improve EV batteries’ performance

A scientific team tracked the real-time movement of lithium ions inside layered lithium nickel-rich oxides.

Staff Writer | October 18, 2022 | 5:05 am

Miners’ losses mount as ports strike drags on in South Africa

Negotiations to reach a pay deal have been unsuccessful, even after the government and an arbitration body joined the discussions between Transnet and its biggest labor unions.

Bloomberg News | October 17, 2022 | 7:27 am

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