The idea of building settlements on Mars is a popular goal of billionaires, space agencies and interplanetary enthusiasts. But construction demands materials, and we can't ship it all from Earth: it ...

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 ...

Fairfield ‒ The first company in the United States to produce a mix of nickel and cobalt from metal scrap and electronics waste will begin production by year’s end on LeSaint Drive. Recycler Nth Cycle ...

Researchers at Rice University have developed a water-based method that recovers valuable metals from ...

A spent electric vehicle battery pack is, by most accounts, a recycling headache. Cracking one open means dealing with toxic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Penn State have developed an electrochemical method for extracting lithium from ore. The process utilizes an ...

Led by Fine Structure Ventures with a strategic investment from BHP Ventures, the round is expected to exceed $30M across subsequent closings. VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--pH7 ...

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genomines, a company pioneering the future of metal extraction with efficient, plant-based metal farming, today announced it has raised an oversubscribed $45 million Series A.

Copper smelting - a critical process in metal production - often generates slag, which contains valuable metals. This slag has historically been thrown away, causing harm to the environment and ...

An Oakland, California–based startup has a business plan that sounds like modern alchemy: turning seawater into metal, and using it to build cars, airplanes, satellites, and drones. Magrathea Metals, ...