Recent research in DFT and SIC has focused on transition metals ... those in the outermost "s" orbitals and the more tightly bound "d" orbitals in metals such as chromium, copper, and cobalt.

A transition to net zero would thus require much ... exploration to production is a growing problem for many industrial metals. Copper prices this week fell to the lowest since last November ...

LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - Rapid demand growth as a result of the energy transition could lead to a shortage of several metals in the next decade unless investment is increased, a global group of ...

Rising demand for the metals needed to power the global renewable energy transition potentially threatens more than a third of Africa’s great apes. Nearly 180,000 gorillas, chimpanzees and ...