Lab-grown diamonds are latest victims of China’s power crisis
Roughly 7 million carats of jewelry-quality man-made diamonds are produced globally each year, of which 3 million come from China.
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Sulfur, selenium self-healing insulator proves highly effective on steel
Anticorrosion coating developed at Rice University and the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a good candidate for infrastructure projects and electronics.
Protests force Peru’s largest copper mine to halt operations
Operations at Antamina suspended due to a roadblock set by locals who believe the mine has not lived up to its commitments to support local communities.
COP26: What G-20 leaders agreed on coal, methane, net-zero
Politicians promised to stop financing overseas coal plants, tackle methane leaks and take greater action this decade to limit global warming.
EU and US end clash over steel and aluminium, take aim at China’s ‘dirty’ steel
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