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Saleem Ali is the University of Delaware's Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment and the founding director of the Minerals, Materials and Society (MMS) Program. Ali recently produced a short, ...
May 4, 2021
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Business
An innovative method of recycling rare earth elements from electronic waste has gone commercial. A team of researchers from the Critical Materials Institute (CMI), a U.S. Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the Ames ...
Mar 18, 2022
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Robotics
Mole-bot, a drilling biomimetic robot designed by KAIST, boasts a stout scapula, a waist inclinable on all sides, and powerful forelimbs. Most of all, the powerful torque from the expandable drilling bit mimicking the chiseling ...
Jun 8, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Penn State (PSU) and University of Arizona (UA) researchers are partnering with industry collaborator Western Rare Earths (WRE), U.S. subsidiary of American Rare Earths Limited, ...
Feb 11, 2022
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Engineering
Effectively extracting valuable resources from water could go a long way toward enhancing national security while also helping the environment. Two recent studies from the lab of Prof. Menachem Elimelech offer perspectives ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Engineering
A University of Toronto researcher has developed a new technique to help recycle the metals in lithium-ion batteries, which are in high demand amid surging global sales of electric vehicles.
Oct 4, 2022
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Business
The magnets in wind turbines come from China, and the materials in our electric car batteries are for the most part sourced from Congo. Today, key minerals and metals are being transported to Europe from politically unstable ...
May 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Two recent announcements hint at a seismic shift about to hit Australia's coal industry.
Feb 21, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Europe's largest known deposit of rare earth elements, essential for the manufacturing of electric vehicles, has been discovered in Sweden's far north, boosting Europe's hopes of cutting its dependence on China.
Jan 12, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Momentum Technologies have piloted an industrial-scale process for recycling valuable materials in the millions of tons of e-waste generated annually in the United States.
Aug 1, 2022
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