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The Conversation - Environment
Feb 19, 2026Funding secured
Feb 19, 2026
Funding securedBreakthrough research
‘Blood cobalt’ is disappearing from batteries – and cheaper, cleaner batteries are arriving
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You might have heard the common claim that electric cars aren’t really green – that their lithium-ion batteries rely on “blood” minerals such as cobalt, mined in terrible conditi...
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