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Scientists at the University of Massachusetts have discovered a new form of carbon. Referred to as U-carbon (unknown carbon), the material has some very interesting properties. It is harder than steel, conductive and it is as reflective as polished silver or aluminium. It is also magnetic. The U-carbon was formed…
Electric vehicles are about to become even more unpopular in the world’s biggest EV market – China. After a 34% drop year-on-year in September, further falls are expected as regulators continue to reduce subsidies. In fact, without government subsidies or mandates it is doubtful anyone would buy an EV. There…
Listed below are the 10 main ASX -listed rare Earth Element (“ REE”) plays. Read this article for background on REE, what they are and what they are used for. Note that some companies, ALK in particular, have other, much more substantial projects than REE. REE’s have been topical of…
I have previously written on graphene here in 2016. You can also read about graphite here and here. Graphene was first discovered in 2004 and since that time its widespread adoption has been regularly predicted. But it hasn’t happened. This is not to be negative. It was about 100 years…
A number of companies report broad intersections of significant mineralisation and then state that this includes a narrow high grade intersection, but with no further information. For example: 20 metres at 8g/t 1 gold including one metre at 140g/t gold2. Intersections are reported this way because a broad, good grade…
Nickel is said by many to be the fifth most abundant element on Earth. This is predicated upon the assumption that the Earth’s core is primarily composed of iron and nickel. In the crust, however, it is one of the least abundant industrial metals, at around 80ppm. In order of…