Plant pollen finds use in coral-friendly, skin-cooling sunscreen | An experimental new sunscreen forgoes the minerals altogether, replacing them with "just-as-effective" plant pollen.
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
China Just Turned Off U.S. Supplies Of Minerals Critical For Defense & Cleantech
US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources
Canada aims to become a major player in rare earth mining for chips and batteries | The country is exploring 6 "priority" minerals to power EVs, renewables, chips
China Tightens Its Hold on Minerals Needed to Make Computer Chips
Microsoft, Nintendo praised for improvements to use of minerals from conflict zones
Minerals found at world's largest rare-earth mine can boost defense tech
China Just Stopped Exporting Two Minerals the World's Chipmakers Need
