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BHP investing US$40M in Kabanga Nickel, US$10 in Lifezone; 2nd tranche of $50M slated for Kabanga

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BHP, a world leading resources company, has invested US$40 million into Kabanga Nickel in Tanzania. Lifezone hydromet is more cost-efficient than smelting, has a significantly lower environmental impact, and will ensure that finished Class 1 battery-grade nickel, copper and cobalt will be produced in Tanzania, Kabanga Nickel said.

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Tesla inks deal with Magnis Energy for three-year graphite deal

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A pilot plant must produce AAM by March 31, 2024, and commercial production must commence by February 1, 2025. It has numerous benefits, including durability, it is lightweight, low cost, and excellent conductivity. Magnis will supply Tesla with the AAM from a U.S. facility, which will eventually be built.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Her team created a suite of low-cost medical devices, the NEST360 newborn tool kit, to improve neonatal health in sub-Saharan Africa. Their CPAP machine was commercialized in 2014 and is now being used in more than 35 countries. But that tool helped with only one health issue newborns might face, she says.

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A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

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They’re looking at every parameter and trying to optimize the performance that they’re after, and quite frankly, the cost. Because most of the vehicle cost is in the battery, as we all know, so it depends if it’s a high-end vehicle versus a more moderately priced vehicle—that will affect battery chemistry and other components as well.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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It is quite clear that costs for both adaptation and mitigation will increase over time, and that public money, provided by developed countries, will have to kick-start action and lead the way. Well, to begin with, it proposes a solution that costs more than the problem it’s meant to solve. in benefits. “Why