In a discovery that could reduce or even eliminate the use of #cobalt – which is often mined using child labor – in the #batteries that power #electric #cars and other products, scientists at the University of California, Irvine have developed a long-lasting alternative made with #nickel.
#Chemistry #Engineering #Technology #sflorg
sflorg.com/2023/06/chm06142301

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Semi greenwash.

That hasn't solved the problems associated with mining (I.e., rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic)

@juliajaniszewski

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