Fifty-thousand-year-old diamonds may be used to design ultra-hard yet malleable electronics

Researchers say diamonds formed during a high-energy shock wave from an asteroid collision around 50,000 years ago have unique and exceptional properties.

Staff Writer | July 24, 2022 | 8:00 am

GM’s Ultium battery inches ahead in the electric range race

With the debut of the electric Chevrolet Blazer this week, we’re starting to get a clearer sense of the Ultium battery system General Motors has been developing.

Bloomberg News | July 22, 2022 | 2:09 pm

Ford’s flurry of supply deals gives iron a starring role in EVs

Ford Motor Co.’s new laundry list of battery-metals suppliers reads like a who’s who of the mining world, spanning the globe from Argentine lithium to Indonesian nickel.

Bloomberg News | July 22, 2022 | 1:28 pm

Graphite deficit starting this year, as demand for EV battery anode ingredient exceeds supply

During a time of price weakness for a number of industrial metals, the price of graphite has held up extremely well.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | July 22, 2022 | 1:16 pm

Europe’s energy crisis risks slashing aluminum production further

Aluminum is one of the most energy-intensive metals to make, and the surge in power prices already knocked about 900,000 tons of smelting capacity offline in Europe and North America.

Bloomberg News | July 22, 2022 | 12:21 pm

Gold price gains as investors weigh growth concerns; palladium price jumps

Gold headed for its first weekly advance since early June as investors weighed renewed concerns over economic growth.

Bloomberg News | July 22, 2022 | 12:04 pm

A lifetime’s consumption of fossil fuels, visualized

To put fossil fuel consumption into perspective on a more individual basis, this graphic visualizes the average person’s fossil fuel use over a lifetime of 80 years.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | July 22, 2022 | 11:49 am