Cobalt

Energy storage boom drives battery shift, leaving nickel, cobalt behind. The rise of LFP batteries, which are Nickel and Cobalt-free, slashed the intensity of use of those minerals for batteries

GM’s LMR battery breakthrough means more range at a lower cost | Due in 2028, lithium manganese-rich means less cobalt—and therefore less weight.

The US doesn’t refine cobalt — this startup wants to change that

The final release of PalmOS, 6.1 Cobalt: colour, multimedia, and multitasking

Bacteria helping to extract rare metals from old batteries in boost for green tech | Team at University of Edinburgh using microbes to recycle lithium, cobalt and other expensive minerals

MIT develops low-cost, high-energy batteries using disordered rock salt cathodes | The new material family primarily comprises manganese, an earth-abundant element less expensive than nickel and cobalt.

US develops world’s 1st forever-chemical-free battery with 20% more power | The process is free from PFAs or forever chemicals and the company claims that it will have competitive pricing with other cobalt-based electrodes.

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Rivers Near Congo Copper and Cobalt Mines are Toxic, Report Says

Next-generation batteries could go organic, cobalt-free for long-lasting power

There’s gold (and lithium and cobalt) in all those EV battery packs

Microsoft is finally making custom chips — and they’re all about AI | The Azure Maia 100 and Cobalt 100 chips are the first two custom silicon chips designed by Microsoft for its cloud infrastructure

Microsoft debuts its own chips for enterprise AI: ‘Maia’ and ‘Cobalt’