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  • Mercedes Benz Daimler Farasis energy electric vehicles batteries

    Mercedes-Benz buys into EV batteries

    A.J. Roan, For Metal Tech News|Updated Apr 16, 2023

    Mercedes-Benz is investing in Chinese developer and supplier of lithium-ion batteries, Farasis Energy, in accordance with the German automaker's goal to become carbon-neutral automotive company. The renowned luxury car manufacturer has invested a purported 13 million euros into Farasis, giving parent company Daimler the option to nominate a representative for a seat on the supervisory board of the battery cell manufacturer. Present contracts with Farasis have been amended and...

  • Flexible perovskite thin film solar cell graphene armor Korean scientists

    Graphene armor for durable solar cells

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    Perovskite thin-film solar cells have been hailed as the next generation of low-cost, high-efficiency photovoltaic power generation if durability challenges can be overcome. Graphene, a two-dimensional wonder material that is finding its way into everything from virus killing sports equipment to electromagnetic radiation shields for satellite electronics, may also be the breakthrough scientist are looking for when it comes to creating more resilient perovskite solar cells....

  • Drill testing Round Top rare earth lithium critical mineral deposit Texas

    Accelerating the USA Rare Earth strategy

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    Texas Mineral Resources Corp. has added fuel to USA Rare Earth LLC's strategy to establish a complete rare earth mines-to-magnets supply chain in the United States, which is already advancing much more rapidly than either company envisioned when they formed a partnership less than two years ago. Texas Mineral Resources is an exploration company that has outlined an enormous deposit of rare earth elements, lithium and 10 other critical minerals at its Round Top project about...

  • Internet of things iot mining connectivity digital connected devises Inmarsat

    Challenges of connecting mining to IoT

    A.J. Roan, For Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    With hopes of improving efficiency, safety and profits, the vast majority of mining companies around the globe are incorporating internet of things technologies into their operations, according to a study completed earlier this year by Inmarsat, a global leader in mobile satellite communications. The Rise of IoT in Mining, a report detailing the results of a survey conducted for Inmarsat, found the success of this digitization of the mining sector is being hampered by a...

  • Drill core from Lac Doré vanadium iron titanium mine project Quebec Canada

    Drills tap wide vanadium zone at Lac Doré

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    VanadiumCorp Resource Inc. July 7 released assay results from the final six holes drilled last year at Lac Doré, a vanadium-iron-titanium property about 17 miles (27 kilometers) southeast of Chibougamau, Quebec. Lac Doré lies in a particularly vanadium-rich area, including the Southwest and Armitage deposits on BlackRock Mining Inc.'s adjacent Blackrock property; and the South and North Zone deposits on Vanadium One Iron Corp.'s Mont Sorcier project to the north. The main t...