A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead. Inside, ...
A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.
Microbes could be the future space miners, helping humans survive on long-term missions by ...
Microbes have just pulled off a feat that sounds like science fiction, stripping valuable metals from a meteorite fragment ...
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 ...
(Nanowerk News) Microorganisms work in an underground bioreactor and convert ores or residual materials from mining into the valuable metals copper, indium and zinc. Innovative membrane filters then ...
Lithium-ion batteries power our daily lives, from smartphones to electric cars. However, as demand grows, so does the problem of e-waste. Discarded batteries release toxic chemicals that contaminate ...
pH7 Technologies has secured C$850,000 to further develop its sustainable critical metals extraction technology. The cash infusion will come from BC’s Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund, which was ...
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 ...