Secondary Mining: New Opportunity for Old Coalfields
Project launched to recover critical raw materials such as germanium from mining residues.
Secondary Mining: New Opportunity for Old Coalfields
Technologies
New metals through old carbon fibers
New metals through old carbon fibers
High-tech carbon-based materials are considered difficult to recycle. A new research approach could change that while also helping to recover metals.
Space Travel: Neodymium Magnets to Facilitate Oxygen Production
Space Travel: Neodymium Magnets to Facilitate Oxygen Production
Long-term space missions could benefit from new method of extracting oxygen from water.
High-Tech Skin Made of Gallium as a Health Guardian
High-Tech Skin Made of Gallium as a Health Guardian
MIT engineers develop wearable wireless sensor without chips and batteries. They count daily...
Journey to the Beginning of the Universe
Journey to the Beginning of the Universe
LISA will be the first space observatory for gravitational waves. Free-floating cubes made of gold and platinum play a central role in the development.
Rare Earths: When Corn Helps With Recycling
Rare Earths: When Corn Helps With Recycling
Organic particles could make the recovery of raw materials more eco-friendly.