Cobalt is a metal that produces a blue pigment. It's essential for making many of the batteries powering phones, computers, and electric vehicles, but mining it is linked to human rights abuses.

Cobalt mining is one of the world's most dangerous jobs. And it's also one of the most essential: cobalt is what powers the batteries in your smartphone, your laptop, the electric car you felt ...

America's only cobalt mine opened last year to great fanfare, since the mineral is crucial for green energy. But it surprisingly closed months later.

The U.S. is turning to a much-criticized source as it races to secure supplies of battery metals to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles. To do so, it is homing in on cobalt from the ...

Siddharth Kara, author of “Cobalt Red: How The Blood of The Congo Powers Our Lives,” said that there’s no such thing as “clean cobalt.’” ...

If you want to know what’s being unleashed by the rush to mandate electric cars for a so-called clean-energy transition, read “Cobalt Red.” It will leave you almost as shaken as its author ...

Cobalt-free batteries are here In 2020, according to Reuters, Chinese battery maker CATL announced the development of an EV battery containing zero nickel or cobalt, which are typically key ...

Cobalt Strike is a popular tool with cybersecurity professionals. Unfortunately, it’s also utilized by threat actors. Written by Charlie Osborne, Contributing Writer May 19, 2021 at 2:00 a.m. PT ...

In 2024, the cobalt market was in a surplus of 36,000 tons, or 15% of demand, up from 25,000 tons in 2023, the report said.

A cobalt processing facility that would boost the U.S. supply of the critical mineral is on track to begin construction in late 2025. Once built, the facility in Yuma County would be the only ...

Topline A team of researchers in Japan has created a cleaner alternative to using cobalt—a rare element and key component in lithium-ion batteries—that also improves the battery’s chemistry.