The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This ...

You might have heard the common claim that electric cars aren’t really green – that their lithium-ion batteries rely on “blood” minerals such as cobalt, mined in terrible conditions. What’s replacing ...

Introducing the season’s most compelling new neutral—and no, it isn’t brown, beige, or black. For spring 2026, the spotlight belongs squarely to cobalt. If fall 2025 was awash in shades of red, this ...

Marc Santos is a Guides Staff Writer from the Philippines with a BA in Communication Arts and over six years of experience in writing gaming news and guides. He plays just about everything, from ...

One of the best places to look for cobalt is on mountain slopes, as you can often spot deposits from a decent distance. Although the large mountains on the map (as pointed out by the two lower arrows) ...

Achieving economic viability for minerals security is one of the most pressing hurdles facing U.S. minerals security objectives. While this challenge spans the entire critical minerals landscape, it ...

With 132 cores, expanded cache, and 3nm manufacturing, the new chip is designed to consolidate enterprise workloads and deliver up to 40% cost savings. Microsoft has unveiled the next generation of ...

A metal once used primarily as a coloring agent in ceramics is now a sought-after commodity for the U.S. military, which wants to add up to $500 million worth of cobalt to defense stockpiles.

The development of homogeneous catalysts based on earth-abundant metals, rather than noble metals, represents a significant advancement toward achieving more sustainable chemistry 1,2,3,4. Among these ...

As the automotive world shifts to electric power, the use of cobalt and other rare earth minerals constrains carmakers’ ability to deliver electric models. Cobalt comes almost entirely from the ...

EVelution Energy plans to build the first US cobalt processing facility in Yuma County by the end of 2025. Cobalt is crucial for various industries, including electric vehicles, aerospace and defense, ...

Cobalt is a critical material for the energy transition, with increased demand in recent years due to its essential role in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), energy storage and other ...