The study, led by researchers from Cornell University and the University of Edinburgh, tested whether microorganisms could ...
Microbes could be the future space miners, helping humans survive on long-term missions by extracting mineral resources from extraterrestrial rocks. Researchers from Cornell, US, and the University of ...
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 automobiles, magnets and other ...
MOUNT STORM, W.Va. — Down a long gravel road, tucked into the hills in West Virginia, is a low-slung building where researchers are extracting essential elements from an old coal mine that they hope ...
A groundbreaking method of recycling electronic waste could revolutionize the extraction of precious metals for green technologies. Gisele Azimi, a professor at the University of Toronto and an expert ...
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 ...