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Group1 expects to commercialize first potassium-ion battery

By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, August 16, 2022.
Group1, based in Austin (USA), aims to commercialize cathode materials for potassium-ion batteries. The startup, claims that its Prussian white potassium cathode materials (KPW) lead to fast-charging, high-efficiency and safer potassium-ion batteries, and that these can be a sustainable and definitive alternative to lithium-ion batteries.

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Mining

Chile to ratify ILO Convention 176 on mining health and safety

By: Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, August 16, 2022.
The president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, stated last week that his government will ratify Convention 176 of the International Labor Organization (ILO) on health and safety in mines to avoid risks during the execution of the activity in this economic field.

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