Energy-from-waste facilities are often positioned as a cleaner alternative to landfill, transforming rubbish into electricity ...

A new solvent-based technique could change how lithium is extracted from brines, potentially making the process faster, ...

Precious metals like palladium and platinum are often used as chemical catalysts, but true to their name, they’re expensive to source. Scientists may have just found a cheaper alternative.

Cobalt and nickel are vital components for batteries, superalloys and catalysts, used in technologies ranging from smartphones to jet engines. But when it comes to recycling, they are notoriously ...

Wine-making acid helps scientists separate cobalt and nickel from battery waste using electrowinning technology.

Tartaric acid from grapes separates the critical elements electrolytically, avoiding complex solvent-based extraction ...

Gold and platinum are found in space, created when two stars collide. Astrophysicists can even trace this process further back, to the merger of galaxies.

Researchers at Nagoya University have created a more efficient iron-based photocatalyst that could reduce the need for rare and expensive metals in advanced chemistry. Unlike earlier designs, the new ...

Scientists at the University of New Hampshire have unleashed artificial intelligence to dramatically speed up the hunt for next-generation magnetic materials. By building a massive, searchable ...