Energy & Green Tech

In US, rare earths extracted from coal mine wastewater

In the Appalachian region stretching through the U.S. state of West Virginia, reddish water flowing out of retired coal mines is acidic, full of heavy metals and toxic to the environment.

Engineering

Recycled aggregates can match structural concrete strength

A new study challenges one of the most deeply rooted assumptions in civil engineering: that using recycled materials in structural concrete inevitably means sacrificing strength. Researchers from Escuela Superior Politécnica ...

Energy & Green Tech

Academics use London Tube map to model options for nuclear fuel cycle

A new review paper from the Dalton Nuclear Institute at The University of Manchester uses a Tube map design to examine how closing the nuclear fuel cycle—recycling and reusing materials from used fuel—improves the sustainability ...

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