Mar 1 2020 | General
The concept of material criticality has arisen from the concern that some materials (in particular, metals and minerals) may become supply unstable, highly price volatile or in other ways uncertain in their availability for technology deployment and manufacturing....
Jan 8 2020 | General
The project succeeding SusCritMat – SusCritMOOC – has been accepted by EIT Raw Materials for funding in the area Wider Society Learning. MOOC stands for massive open online course and enables universities and education institutions to reach people who would otherwise...
May 8 2019 | General
Lithium and cobalt are essential for lithium-ion-batteries, which are used in electric vehicles, electronics and electricity storage. As the supply for these minerals is not expected to meet the ever increasing demand, recycling rates for these minerals are very low....
Feb 8 2019 | General
We have recently added two new highly informative videos to the SusCritMat Youtube channel: In one video, Ester van der Voet from Leiden University talks about scenarios for critical raw materials. As global demand for critical raw materials continues to grow, crucial...
Nov 23 2018 | General
Nov 9 2018 | General
We are happy to announce that the next SusCritMat school will be targeted to educators and will take place on July 10-12, 2019. More information will follow soon!
Oct 30 2018 | General
The program on the short course on Cobalt has been updated! Find all information here: https://suscritmat.eu/suscritmat-short-course-2018/
Aug 24 2018 | General
After five years of funding by the FONA research programme from the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the research group “Cascade Use” is inviting to their final conference ICCCE 2018- International Conference on Cascade Use and Circular...
May 12 2018 | General
A first draft programme for the Autumn School for Professionals is now online. It provides valuable information through a detailed time schedule and by presenting the modules of the School, separated into three...
Apr 29 2018 | General
The SusCritMat Autumn School for Professionals in Delft is now open for registration! We will gladly review your submission.
