mining gets its name from the work required to “find” (mine) a new block. Much like miners in the analog world have to expend energy to find gold, coal, or lithium, Bitcoin mining requires miners to expend energy to find a new block. Each new block is a container for new transactio...
For instance, electric vehicles rely heavily on lithium batteries; exploitative and polluting lithium mining has now become big business in developing countries such as Bolivia. Did COP26 produce results? COP26 ended with an agreement to ‘phase down’ coal, but many argued this doesn’t go far...
Nonetheless, the emergence of several alternatives, such as the particularly cost attractive lithium-based technology, has shown promising results (self-healing and barrier properties) on AA2024-T3. Further studies on various substrates, (Mg alloys, or galvanized steel) to explore the potential versa...
the often low-cost manufacturing processes cause sizeable environmental impact, especially as the rising demand for cobalt and lithium to use in batteries has caused a surge