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Mining the ocean floor: 5 deep-sea sources of critical minerals essential to technology, and the fragile marine life at risk

You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential to industry and modern technology – everything from cellphones to fighter jets.

The Conversation

Gold and Silver Rebound, But This Metal Is Outperforming Both

Driven by a multitude of industrial applications, lithium is outperforming precious metals this year. Investors can use three ETFs to gain exposure.

MarketBeat

China puts a sodium-ion battery into an EV for the first time — it can drive 248 miles on a single charge

A new vehicle is the first mass-produced passenger EV with a viable sodium-based alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries.

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Sodium-ion batteries are getting ready for prime time. How can they improve EVs?

With potential safety improvements and lower manufacturing costs, Na-ion batteries are coming of age at precisely the right time.

LiveScience

Why the U.S. is unlikely to curtail China’s critical minerals dominance

The United States government recently hosted a critical minerals summit aimed at reducing China’s predominant role in the global production of smartphones, weapons systems, lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles (EVs).

The Conversation

New Chinese lithium battery could see EV range boosted to 1,000km

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The Independent UK

New type of lithium battery developed in China can double EV range

Researchers say new battery can be used in vehicles and drones meant for high altitudes

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Why lithium is not the answer to oil

Lithium's journey from the Big Bang to powering electric vehicles highlights unsustainable mining practices. The article argues for a Rights of Nature approach over critical minerals, criticizing oversized EVs and market-driven resource nationalism. True sustainability requires shifting from infinite growth logic to valuing nature's complexity, not just changing fuels.

The Times of India

‘Magic beneath the surface’: pioneering geothermal plant launched in Cornwall

A mini power station and lithium extraction plant near Redruth set to bolster energy and jobs

The Guardian - UK

Flying through Dubai airport? Know the viral 15-phone rule before you pack

Dubai International Airport (DXB) allows passengers to carry up to a limited number of portable electronic devices, including phones and laptops, per person. This regulation, driven by lithium battery safety concerns, requires devices to be switched off and properly packed. Travellers should protect spare batteries and consider carrying essential electronics…

The Times of India

Forget solid-state batteries – researchers have made a lithium-ion breakthrough that could boost range and drastically lower costs

Greater energy density and reduced costs are touted

TechRadar

Scientists measure air pollution from reentering SpaceX rocket in real-time: 'It's never been done before'

For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created as a SpaceX rocket burned up in Earth's atmosphere.

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SpaceX rocket left behind a plume of chemical pollution as it burnt up in the atmosphere

Space junk returning to the Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a new study has found.

The Conversation

‘Blood cobalt’ is disappearing from batteries – and cheaper, cleaner batteries are arriving

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.

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Critical mineral supply faces risks if local communities aren’t consulted enough: the case of lithium in Ghana

Clean technologies depend on critical minerals such as lithium and cobalt. Over 65% of the world’s cobalt is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nearly 40% of the world’s manganese is mined in South Africa. Substantial deposits of lithium are found in Zimbabwe. Ghana is emerging as a miner…

MarketBeat

Is Albemarle Setting Up for a Lithium-Fueled Rebound?

Albemarle stock dipped after earnings, but rising lithium demand, particularly from AI-driven power needs could create a compelling long-term entry point

The Times of India

$1.5 trillion lithium deposit discovered under ancient US super volcano

Geologists have refocused their attention on a large area of high desert in northern Nevada and southern Oregon. Researchers discovered substantial lithium mineralisation in clay-rich layers beneath the McDermitt caldera, an old supervolcano that occurred approximately 16.4 million years ago. Recent research imply that the resource could be one of…

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The world’s first EV with a sodium-ion battery has landed – and it beats traditional lithium batteries in one key way

A new sodium-ion battery technology has arrived in a new Chinese EV – and it promises to beat lithium-ion batteries in one important way.

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‘Sacrifice zones’ or clean energy future? EU court weighs Portugal’s lithium mine

The case raises the stakes after EU officials refused to strip the Barroso mine of its ‘strategic’ status in November.

Caixin Global

Energy Insider: China’s Gold Output Rose in 2025 as Consumption Slipped

Tianqi Lithium to sell stake in Chile’s SQM, EU launches probe into Goldwind

InsideEVs

General Motors' Strategy For Building Cheaper EV Batteries: Go Hyper Local

The company already uses U.S.-made batteries. But now it's investing in sourcing American lithium and cathode active materials, too.

The Guardian - UK

The lithium boom: could a disused quarry bring riches to Cornwall?

Known as ‘white gold’, lithium is among the most important mined elements on the planet – ideal for the rechargeable batteries used in tech products. Can Europe’s largest deposit bring prosperity to the local community?

LiveScience

Days numbered for 'risky' lithium-ion batteries, scientists say, after fast-charging breakthrough in sodium-ion alternative

An innovative approach to battery materials could bring sodium-ion energy density and charging speeds far closer to those of lithium-ion, scientists say.

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DXRacer Martian XL review

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The White House is Now a Hedge Fund. 5 Government-Backed Stocks Wall Street is Watching.

Following the latest announcement of a Trump admin stake in USAR stock, here's a closer look at 5 government-backed stocks investors need to know for 2026.

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