#nickel — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #nickel, aggregated by home.social.
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Arborek is renowned for great diving & manta rays... & maybe in future for the Arborek Resolution of solidarity among 20 island communities re extractive industries, & the Arborek Declaration of global indigenous rights & insights. 🧵 1/2
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/in-indonesia-20-indigenous-subtribes-seek-common-ground-amid-mining-divisions#Arborek #RajaAmpat #Papua #diving #manta #extractive #nickel #mining #indigenous
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Arborek is renowned for great diving & manta rays... & maybe in future for the Arborek Resolution of solidarity among 20 island communities re extractive industries, & the Arborek Declaration of global indigenous rights & insights. 🧵 1/2
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/in-indonesia-20-indigenous-subtribes-seek-common-ground-amid-mining-divisions#Arborek #RajaAmpat #Papua #diving #manta #extractive #nickel #mining #indigenous
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Arborek is renowned for great diving & manta rays... & maybe in future for the Arborek Resolution of solidarity among 20 island communities re extractive industries, & the Arborek Declaration of global indigenous rights & insights. 🧵 1/2
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/in-indonesia-20-indigenous-subtribes-seek-common-ground-amid-mining-divisions#Arborek #RajaAmpat #Papua #diving #manta #extractive #nickel #mining #indigenous
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Arborek is renowned for great diving & manta rays... & maybe in future for the Arborek Resolution of solidarity among 20 island communities re extractive industries, & the Arborek Declaration of global indigenous rights & insights. 🧵 1/2
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/in-indonesia-20-indigenous-subtribes-seek-common-ground-amid-mining-divisions#Arborek #RajaAmpat #Papua #diving #manta #extractive #nickel #mining #indigenous
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Arborek is renowned for great diving & manta rays... & maybe in future for the Arborek Resolution of solidarity among 20 island communities re extractive industries, & the Arborek Declaration of global indigenous rights & insights. 🧵 1/2
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/in-indonesia-20-indigenous-subtribes-seek-common-ground-amid-mining-divisions#Arborek #RajaAmpat #Papua #diving #manta #extractive #nickel #mining #indigenous
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Scientists achieve massive breakthrough on an alternative to #LithiumIon batteries — why this 'significant advancement' matters
by Laurelle Stelle, January 13, 2026
"Researchers have recently discovered a way to make an efficient battery out of #zinc — an inexpensive, commonly found metal — instead of the #RareMetals used in lithium batteries.
"Most rechargeable batteries today are lithium-ion batteries, which include other metals like cobalt and nickel, Tech Xplore reports. As electric vehicles (#EVs) and large-scale energy storage get more common, we'll need more and more of those metals — but because they're uncommon, the costs are often massive.
"Many researchers are working on cheaper battery options to reduce or replace these metals. One Chinese company has created a car powered by a #SodiumBattery, and a University of Maryland researcher has invented a partly #BiodegradableBattery made of zinc and #CrabShells. Researchers have even found not one but two ways to store energy in ordinary #sand.
"According to Tech Xplore, this new project, led by Xiulei 'David' Ji of Oregon State University, offers yet another alternative to lithium-ion batteries: accessible, efficient zinc metal batteries.
"The secret is a new electrolyte developed by Ji and his team, Tech Xplore explains. A battery electrolyte is a liquid inside the battery that helps aid the chemical reactions to store and release energy.
"Unfortunately, past electrolytes in #ZincBatteries were not very efficient. Much of the energy stored in the battery was previously used up in extra, unwanted chemical reactions. Not only did that mean the battery couldn't release as much energy as it had put into it, but it also generated dangerous hydrogen gas. This meant that zinc wasn't practical for #RechargeableBatteries.
"Ji's team has created a new electrolyte formula that almost eliminates these unwanted reactions, Tech Xplore reports. It forms a protective coating on the zinc component of the battery that prevents that type of energy loss. A similar protective coating is what allows lithium-ion batteries to release more than 99% of the charging energy. The new zinc battery releases 99.95% of the energy it is charged with on each cycle.
"Not only is the zinc battery efficient, but it's also safer than a lithium-ion battery, according to Tech Xplore. The new electrolyte isn't flammable, while the ones used in lithium-ion batteries often are combustible. Both zinc and the components of the electrolyte are also cheaper and more common than the materials used in lithium-ion batteries.
" 'The breakthrough represents a significant advancement toward making zinc metal batteries more accessible to consumers,' Ji told OSU News and Research Communications. "These batteries are essential for the installation of additional solar and wind farms. In addition, they offer a secure and efficient solution for home energy storage, as well as energy storage modules for communities that are vulnerable to natural disasters.
"Thanks to the work of Ji and his team, Tech Xplore suggests rechargeable zinc batteries are likely to hit the market in the near future."
Source:
https://tech.yahoo.com/science/articles/scientists-just-made-massive-breakthrough-121500329.html#SolarPunkSunday #LithiumBatteryAlternatives #ZincBatteries #BiodegradableBatteries #CrabShells #Cobalt #Nickel #Lithium #Technology #TechnologyBreakthrough
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"Die Partei- und Staatsführung drängt seit Langem auf eine geordnetere Entwicklung der Autoindustrie, hat Elektromobilität im aktuellen Fünfjahresplan von der Liste der strategischen Investitionen gestrichen und Subventionen abgebaut."
:GermanZero: Huhu, Autoindustrie, ist das eine gute Botschaft für mehr eAutos in Deutschland? :GermanZero:
#VerkehrsWende #Automesse #Batterierevolution #VW #MercedesBenz #CATL #Audi #BMW #Nickel #Kobalt #Mangan #NatriumIonenAkkus #Batterien #Speicher #ErneuerbareEnergie #ElektroMobilität #Verbrenner_Aus
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https://www.hutanhujan.org/updates/12257/hari-anti-tambang-hatam-29-mei-lawan-kolonialisme-industri-ekstraktif
Cadangan besar #nikel dan #pasir di #Indonesia terletak di #Sulawesi dan #maluku #Indonesia ingin menjadi pemimpin pasar dunia di sektor baterai #mobillistrik . Pertambangan #nikel dan #pasir berdampak pada perusakan #lingkungan dan #hutanhujan yang masif dan mengancam kehidupan #masyarakat dan #indigenous people.
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Battle of #LithiumMining at #Paiute Massacre Site Links Struggles Against #Greenwashing Around the World
By Brenda Norrell, #CensoredNews
December 6, 2023"The struggle to protect #PeeheeMuhuh, #ThackerPass, from lithium mine links the #global struggles of uncontacted #Indonesians battling #nickel mining, child slaves in #Congo's #cobalt mines, and the peoples' battles against lithium mining in #Serbia and #Argentina. They are all battling the greenwashing of the false solution of #electricvehicles for #ClimateChange.
"The desecration of the sacred Paiute Massacre site by #LithiumAmericas of Canada is proceeding because federal laws do not protect massacre sites. Further, a man camp of lithium miners threatens the rural communities of #FortMcDermitt Paiute #Shoshone Nation, and the town of #Winnemucca with crime, specifically sex trafficking.
"Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, #RenoSparks Indian Colony Chairman Arlan Melendez called for a new mobilization of #PeacefulProtests that will bring awareness to the public about the ongoing desecration to the sacred place and the damage to the #environment. He called for support from #SouthDakota and elsewhere to bring this desecration to the forefront.
"'We lost the lawsuit because the law favors #mining, especially in this state,' Chaimrnan Melendez said.
'Without water, there is no life,' said Dean Barlese, #PyramidLakePaiute, who offered the opening traditional prayer honoring all created things, all sacred creation. 'We're teaching our young people these prayer songs.'"'Our songs are still out there on the land.'
"Chairman Melendez said they are concerned about the crime that the mine will bring to Fort McDermitt region, in a rural area, including man camps, especially with the concern for missing and murdered women.
The lithium boom is like the gold rush, the whole state has lithium deposits, and #Nevada's 28 bands and tribes are sure to be affected. Already, sacred sites are being desecrated by lithium mining.
Chairman Melendez said the strategy is to mobilize tribes to speak with a louder voice so that the people will understand the devastation."Read more: https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/12/battle-of-lithium-mining-at-paiute.html
#MMIW #EnvironmentalRacism #CorporateColonialism #WaterIsLife #Mining #OpenPitMining #StopThackerPass
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Eco-Friendly Space Magnets Made in the Lab:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a44785656/new-metal-boosts-batteries/
#magnets #rareearths #neodymium #praseodymium #dysprosium #space #astronomy #meteorites #meteorite #magnet #materials #iron #Tetrataenite #nickel