Platinum has a wide range of uses, including jewelry, catalytic converters, electrical contacts, pacemakers, drugs and magnets. But how much do you really know about this “noble metal?” Get ready for some…
Author: Brian Colwell
Alternative Investment Explorer
58 Things You Might Not Know About Silver
It’s too bad silver has been labeled “Poor Man’s Gold,” because it’s far more useful than gold. Not only is silver a precious metal and recognized form of currency, but it’s also…
The Big List of Things You Might Not Know About Copper
Think solar energy and electric cars are the future? Or maybe not? Maybe coal, oil, and traditional infrastructure are the future and the renewable energy push is just hype? Either way… We’re…
41 Things You Might Not Know About Uranium & Nuclear Energy
Uranium has been in a five-year long price slump with several factors having impacted the decline: The 2011 Fukushima disaster forced Japan to idle its reactors. According to the Nuclear Energy Institute,…
55 Things You Might Not Know About Africa
“The conversation about Africa is shifting from one of “deficits” and “gaps” to one about opportunities, prospects, ventures and creativity. That’s not news to companies that have paid close attention to the…
20 Things You Might Not Know About Iron
For all time Iron has been an essential element of life without which we would, literally, not be alive. Beyond biological needs, though, Iron has played a massive role in human history…
Artificial Intelligence & The Anatomy Of The Future
The anatomy of infrastructure is not unlike that of the human body, and we all know it’s possible to live long, healthy lives. But we also know that systems out of balance…
Disruption: A Case For Investing In Cannabis
With global legalization of cannabis on the horizon, what can we expect from cannabis and it’s cousin, hemp? Are there enough industrial uses to make a case for investing in cannabis? Where…
Coal – Carbon Capture & Sequestration (CCS)
What is Carbon Capture and Sequestration? How does it work? How well does it work? What are the advantages? What are the challenges? The clean coal technology field is moving in the…
Russia’s Asymmetrical Warfare
Russia’s objective in asymmetric warfare is to avoid direct military operations while interfering in the internal conflicts in other countries. In a 2003 article for the Russian-language journal International Trends, Victor Kremenyuk…