Recycling With a Difference: Mining Waste and Waste Water
There are deposits of critical raw materials in unused mining residues and even in waste water. Is recycling worthwhile?
Recycling With a Difference: Mining Waste and Waste Water
Isabella Mook
Record-Breaking New Super Magnet Made From Rare Earths
Record-Breaking New Super Magnet Made From Rare Earths
Three times stronger than the previous record holder: Researchers have produced a new, extremely magnetic molecule using rare earths.
Led Street Lighting: A Contribution to Climate Protection
Led Street Lighting: A Contribution to Climate Protection
Compulsory photovoltaics, more wind turbines - climate protection measures are on everyone's lips. Street lighting, however, is rarely mentioned in this context even though converting to LED technology would save energy, CO2 emissions, and electricity costs.
Selective Sulfidation Promises Greener Rare Earth Production
Selective Sulfidation Promises Greener Rare Earth Production
A new method developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) involving sulfidation promises to make the rare earth refinement process easier, cheaper, and greener.
U.S. Defense Contractors to Renounce China’s Rare Earths
U.S. Defense Contractors to Renounce China’s Rare Earths
Defense contractors supplying the U.S. Department of Defense will not be allowed to use rare earths from China for their products. This is the aim of a new bill.
Innovative Hydrogen Storage: Nano Pralines Made of Palladium
Innovative Hydrogen Storage: Nano Pralines Made of Palladium
Storing hydrogen has been difficult until now. Tiny palladium particles could be the breakthrough.