I always find the question 'what's your favourite element' a difficult one. There are several front runners for vastly varying reasons; however, always a top contender has to be cobalt because it ...

Yet, the Australian owners of what would become the largest U.S. cobalt mine ... set of challenges exists in the realm of rare earth elements, where China has also dominated the supply and ...

This cell chemistry uses a large amount of cobalt. Cobalt, a popular element in battery development, carries inherent challenges. One, cobalt is finite and running out. So it's very expensive.