Ford acknowledges the difficulties of graphene manufacturing and use, but in partnership with Eagle Industries and XG Sciences, it has determined a way to make use of graphene reinforcement in certain components to strengthen and lighten them, as well as reduce noise. Since 2014, Ford and its partners have tested graphene-reinforced foam covers for noisy […]
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Aluminum on the way to titanium strength
NUST MISIS scientists have proposed a technology that can double the strength of composites obtained by 3-D printing from aluminum powder, and advance the characteristics of these products to the quality of titanium alloys: titanium’s strength is about six times higher than that of aluminum, but the density of titanium is 1.7 times higher. The […]
Lepidico Targets Lithium Within Two Years
There’s lithium, in demand for battery manufacture, and there’s the material it comes from. Sometimes this is a rock, which has to be processed, producing an intermediate product like spodumene, which miners can ship to customers for further refining of lithium. This is the business of several resource companies that are mining in this way. […]
More On Tesla’s Recent Deal With Chinese Lithium Giant
TESLA SECURES A SUBSTANTIAL SUPPLY OF LITHIUM IN CHINA Tesla has made a deal with Ganfeng Lithium, one of China’s top producers of “white gold.” The Jiangxi-based firm will supply a fifth of its lithium hydroxide production to Tesla’s battery suppliers under a contract that runs from 2018 to 2020, and could be extended by […]
Most Commercial Graphene Is Just Expensive Pencil Lead, New Study Finds
You might wonder why, given all the hype, there isn’t graphene in every product you own yet. Well, a new study has found that 60 companies that sell the Nobel prize-winning ultra-thin carbon sheets produce utter trash. Graphene was supposed to have revolutionary impacts on technology as a whole. But the new study’s analysis finds […]
ERG bets on cobalt from Congo in quest for growth
Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) plans to ramp up cobalt output at its Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) facility as it expects the electric car industry to boost demand for the metal, ERG Chief Executive Benedikt Sobotka told Reuters. ERG, a global mining and metals group with Kazakh roots, aims to raise cobalt output fivefold to […]
GermanyGÇÖs Trimet expects strong 2019 aluminum demand
German aluminum producer Trimet Aluminium expects strong aluminum demand in 2019 but the global impact of U.S. import duties makes forecasts difficult, said executive board member Thomas Reuther. Trimet has not imported aluminum scrap from the United States, he said, despite some market expectations of more U.S. sales to Europe to replace lost exports to […]
Shanghai zinc hits 3-1/2-month top on dwindling supply, steel lifts nickel
Shanghai zinc rallied nearly 4 percent to a 3-1/2-month peak on Tuesday, as production cuts at Chinese smelters dragged down stockpiles to the lowest in more than a decade, while a rally in steel prices lifted nickel in both London and China. London aluminium slipped after Norsk Hydro said it expects to resume production at […]
The top ten zinc producing mines in the world
Fitch Solutions Macro Research has just published its outlook for global zinc production. Globally, mined zinc production continues to ramp up over the coming years as elevated prices encourage miners to restart idled capacity and key new mines come online, according to the report. Fitch forecasts global mined zinc production to increase by 3.5% in […]
Driving to the South Pole in a solar powered electric vehicle made of 3D printed garbage
Liesbeth and Edwin ter Velde are preparing to drive the Solar Voyager, an electric buggy powered entirely by solar power, all the way to the South Pole. Here’s how they plan to do it. Solar Voyager The project, known as Clean2Antarctica, is part of the Dutch couple’s support for a zero waste lifestyle. The duo […]
