A team of researchers is developing new approaches to chemical synthesis and mineral processing based on solid-state chemistry -- and inspired by examples from nature. The unconventional approaches ...

A new study led by researchers in Canada introduces a novel process for the extraction and separation of metals from spent alkaline batteries, offering a promising solution for efficient recycling of ...

Betolar has entered into a strategic collaboration with the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) and Australian company EcoGraf Limited in the Epanko graphite project in Tanzania. The aim of the ...

A new one-step, water- acid- and alkali-free method for extracting high-purity lithium from spodumene ore has the potential to transform critical metal processing and enhance renewable energy supply ...

Fifty years ago, scientists hit upon what they thought could be the next rocket fuel. Carboranes -- molecules composed of boron, carbon and hydrogen atoms clustered together in three-dimensional ...

Giving birth to invention out of necessity, a group of UA scientists found a new way to combat industrial corrosion — and a new, cleaner method of metals extraction for the mining industry in the ...

One of us (T.A.C.) recently wrote an article for HS Today elucidating the fact that other countries like Kazakhstan have instituted rigorous programs to make the practical application of technology a ...

A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.