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A University of Minnesota Twin Cities team has, for the first time, synthesized a thin film of a unique topological semimetal material that has the potential to generate more computing power and memory storage while using significantly less energy. The researchers were also able to closely study the material, leading to some important findings about the physics behind its unique properties.

Johnson Matthey (JM), a global leader in sustainable technologies, has today signed an investment agreement with the Jiading District in Shanghai to help accelerate the hydrogen economy in China.

Toyota Motor (7203.T) will focus on selling hydrogen-powered trucks and cars in Europe and China, as part of a push to sell 200,000 of these vehicles by 2030, executives said on Tuesday.

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday that it expects to supply its hydrogen fuel cell system in amounts enough for 100,000 vehicles annually in 2030.

China's passenger vehicle sales fell in June, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Monday, as a stumbling economic recovery led to more consumer caution on big-ticket spending.

Palladium could extend this year's near 30% price decline as the rapid rise of electric vehicles threatens to hammer demand for the autocatalyst metal at a time broader economic weakness and chart factors are also weighing.

Nikola, a cash-strapped maker of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks, said it’s received grant funding from California to build some of the first U.S. fueling stations for hydrogen-powered semis, an alternative to carbon-spewing diesel models. Some may open as soon as late this year.

ZIMBABWE’S government is due to meet with Bravura Holdings over delays to a proposed platinum group metals project, said Bloomberg News in an article republished by News24. Bravura Holdings is owned by Nigerian tycoon Benedict Peters.

Gold and silver prices are lower in midday U.S. trading Thursday, following a much stronger-than-expected U.S. ADP employment report this morning that showed a gain in jobs that was double market expectations. The report pushed the U.S. dollar index well off its overnight low and also pushed U.S. Treasury yields higher. August gold was last down $10.50 at $1,916.70 and September silver was down $0 ...

Toyota says it has found a technological breakthrough that will allow it to bring solid state batteries to market as early as 2027.

Gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Friday. Both metals have posted impressive rebounds from this week’s lows and have been boosted in part by the sell off in the U.S. dollar index, which hit a four-week low overnight. August gold was last up $9.20 at $1,979.80 and July silver was up $0.308 at $24.26.

Grooves in the kind of hydrogen fuel cells most likely to power vehicles may boost the performance of the devices by up to 50 percent, a new study finds.

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – A wide range of industries, which require considerable production volumes that platinum group metals (PGMs) can help to provide, are being developed and ramped up, such as in the production of ammonia, methanol or e-fuels, says SFA Oxford CEO Henk de Hoop.

The electric age may be on the horizon, but for one reason or another people are not getting rid of their combustion-engined vehicles just yet, according to a new study from S&P reported on by Reuters. Now, the average age of cars and light trucks in the U.S. sits at an all time high: 12.5 years.

For light-duty vehicles – From 2027 to 2032, 45% reduction in CO2 emissions, 60% reduction in NMOG + NOx, and PM limit reduced to GPF-enforcing 0.5 mg/mi.

The GOLD PRICE slipped to new 2-week lows in London trade Wednesday, extending yesterday's steep drop through $2000 per Troy ounce after strong US economic data and comments from Fed policymakers saw the market consensus on interest-rate cuts start to retreat.

A previously anticipated platinum shortage will be worse than expected this year thanks to increased demand, particularly from the industrial sector, according to the World Platinum Investment Council.

COPPER cable theft accounted for more platinum group metal (PGM) production losses than power curtailment in Sibanye-Stillwater’s first quarter, it said today.

Demand for platinum is increasing because of investment demand, a recovery in automotive sales and further tightening of emission standards.

My Q1 2023 quarterly report on precious metals on Barchart highlighted the 5.97% decline in 2022 and the 18.35% drop over the first three months of 2023. Nearby NYMEX palladium futures fell to a $1,336 per ounce low in March 2023 after rising to a $3,380.50 high in March 2022. The move to the record peak came after Russia invaded Ukraine, igniting supply concerns.

Gold prices rose on Tuesday, buoyed by economic uncertainties including the U.S. debt ceiling stand-off as traders braced for inflation readings that could influence the Federal Reserve’s interest rate strategy.