Scientists in Germany may have just cracked the code to making electric vehicle batteries dramatically greener — and cheaper. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials have ...

The most sustainable smartphone is the one you currently own. An estimated 80% of your phone's negative impact on the ...

China secured supply chain dominance and established rubidium as a strategic resource by extracting ...

Heavy metal contamination of soil is one of the most stubborn environmental problems of the industrial age, and a new ...

University of Edinburgh researchers have developed a novel method for extracting precious metals, including gold, from mobile devices and other electronic gadgets. The process is novel not only in its ...

Extraterrestrial mining and metal processing are key strategies for space exploration. In a new study in Scientific Reports, Rodolfo Marin Rivera, and a team of scientists in materials science, ...

The modern world runs on electronic devices and energy systems that are powered by valuable elements, such as lithium and uranium. There are a limited number of terrestrial mines that produce ...

Covanta LLC, Morristown, N.J., has applied for permits to install equipment that will allow the company to extract metals from ash delivered to a landfill owned by the city of Springfield, Mass. The ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana – The production of rare earth metals is a global $4 billion annual market that continues to grow as new electronics, computerized engines for aircraft, warships, electric ...

As I shared in Part 1, climate change is a crisis threatening our world and way of life. As we transition to a low-carbon economy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, electrification requires ...

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) underlines the high material cost of our smartphones, and ...