How Chile became a copper powerhouse, and how this helped to propel its economy to become the richest and freest in Latin America.
Helium is incredibly important for technology. Yet, because it is so light, it escapes into the atmosphere and is very limited in supply.
What's the best way to reduce the $/kWh of li-ion batteries? Historically, it's by advances in the cathode, and that may be the case for the...
Though we now know tungsten as the strongest naturally-occurring metal, it wasn't discovered until late in the 18th century. Here's the history of tungsten.
After remaining dormant for decades, the Golden Triangle in BC is again one of the world's most exciting and prospective gold districts.
Graphene is harder than diamonds, 300x stronger than steel, flexible, transparent, and a better conductor than copper (by about 1,000x).
Gold packs a high amount of value in a tiny package - and these gold cube visualizations help put the value and extreme rarity of gold...
Finding a better battery is crucial to the green energy revolution. What does the future of battery technology look like, and what's in the pipeline?
China's li-ion battery production capacity will soon be 6x what it is today - and one of these megafactories may even be bigger than Tesla's famous...
How is lithium-ion powered battery technology fueling the green revolution? See how much of the metal is in various everyday devices in this infographic.
