Gege Li

2 weeks ago | imperial.ac.uk | Gege Li

Financial support in the form of scholarships is a key factor in student success at Imperial. Bank of Montreal (BMO) took their support of Metals and Energy MSc student Freya Huang one step further with a trip to the 34th annual BMO Global Metals, Mining & Critical Minerals Conference in Florida. Held in Hollywood, Florida, the conference was attended by more than 1,400 global industry leaders and institutional investors over four days from 23rd to 26th of February.

Nov 9, 2024 | mdpi.com | Gege Li |Heng Luo |Xin Yin |Yan Zhang

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Aug 15, 2024 | newscientist.com | Gege Li

These stark images tell a dark tale about the mining of cobalt, one of the most prized minerals of the modern technological age. Taken near Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a major cobalt reserve, Pascal Maitre’s photos draw attention to the huge appetite for this metal. This is driven by its high stability and energy density, which make it suited for use in everything from lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles to superalloys.

Aug 7, 2024 | newscientist.com | Gege Li

Earth See some of the top entries to this year's Mangrove Photography Awards, showing the beauty and fragility of these unique ecosystems These elegant and serene photos pay homage to a vital yet diminishing ecosystem: mangrove forests. The shots are some of the top entries in this year’s Mangrove Photography Awards, telling the story of the beauty, diversity and fragility of mangrove trees, which grow in salty, coastal waters – in stark contrast to most other trees.

Jul 17, 2024 | newscientist.com | Gege Li

Extreme in scale and ambition, this is ITER, the €20-billion energy project being built in southern France. It is set to pave the way to fusion power, akin to that which fuels the sun. Work started on the world’s biggest fusion experiment in 2006 through an international effort, including the European Union, the US, China and Russia.