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 ...

A small molecule that naturally serves as a binding site for metals in enzymes also proves useful for separating certain rare earth metals from each other. In a proof of concept, the process extracts ...

Rare earth metals that the company extracts from the rusty colored rock. (Photo by Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Mining minerals from natural deposits is costly in both economic ...

Amid rising demand, miners are turning to biotech firms to help them squeeze more metal out of aging mines. In a pine forest on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the only active nickel mine in the US is ...

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

Our increasing reliance on technology is placing pressure on the global supply of materials that are essential for manufacturing electronic devices. Raw materials are being mined to cover the demand ...

As humans travel farther and farther from our terrestrial home, scientists need to devise ways to resupply missions in the inhospitable environment of space. One way could be to leverage the ...

VANCOUVER, BC AND HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / May 5, 2026 / International Battery Metals Ltd. ("IBAT") (TSXV:IBAT)(OTCQB:IBATF), an advanced technology provider of modular direct lithium ...

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 ...

“Fruit of the poisonous tree” is a legal metaphor used to describe evidence obtained illegally. The logic is that if the source, the “tree,” of the evidence is tainted, then anything gained from the ...