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 ...

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 ...

Rare earth elements sit quietly inside smartphones, electric vehicles, and wind turbines, yet they are notoriously difficult and dirty to produce. A new lab technique now promises to roughly double ...

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 new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows how electrochemistry can be used to extract precious metals from discarded electronics in an efficient and environmentally friendly ...

pH7 Technologies has secured C$850,000 to further develop its sustainable critical metals extraction technology. The cash infusion will come from BC’s Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund, which was ...