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Two of Europe's leading energy transition investors plan to raise 500 million euros ($544.55 million) for a battery raw materials fund, aiming to plug "significant gaps" in the region's supply chain, executives told Reuters.

Forget diamonds, scientists have designed a new type of hard stone that is harder and brighter than naturally formed diamonds. In the third phase of development, Q-carbon is a distinct form of carbon, with properties distinct from graphite and diamonds. The only place where these stones can be found naturally are at the cores of some other planets – or, earth scientists’ laboratories!