The Cobalt Magnet: Rapid Urbanization and Migration An incredible amount of the technology we rely on every day – from smartphones to lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles – depends heavily on one single metal: cobalt. With more than 60% of the world’s cobalt produced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the high demand […] The post New research paper on Rapid Urbanization due to the Cobalt Magnet appeared first on Earth Observation News .