Every once in a while, a previously unappreciated metal rises to prominence. It could be such a time for cobalt – a metal that’s fueling the green movement. Read more
China’s li-ion battery production capacity will soon be 6x what it is today – and one of these megafactories may even be bigger than Tesla’s famous Gigafactory. Read more
How is lithium-ion powered battery technology fueling the green revolution? See how much of the metal is in various everyday devices in this infographic. Read more
Gold packs a high amount of value in a tiny package – and these gold cube visualizations help put the value and extreme rarity of gold in perspective. Read more
Finding a better battery is crucial to the green energy revolution. What does the future of battery technology look like, and what’s in the pipeline? Read more
Graphene is harder than diamonds, 300x stronger than steel, flexible, transparent, and a better conductor than copper (by about 1,000x). Read more
After remaining dormant for decades, the Golden Triangle in BC is again one of the world’s most exciting and prospective gold districts. Read more
Though we now know tungsten as the strongest naturally-occurring metal, it wasn’t discovered until late in the 18th century. Here’s the history of tungsten. Read more
What’s the best way to reduce the $/kWh of li-ion batteries? Historically, it’s by advances in the cathode, and that may be the case for the future as well. Read more
Helium is incredibly important for technology. Yet, because it is so light, it escapes into the atmosphere and is very limited in supply. Read more