A team of researchers is developing new approaches to chemical synthesis and mineral processing based on solid-state chemistry -- and inspired by examples from nature. The unconventional approaches ...

By using a technique called flash Joule heating, or FJH, scientists can rapidly heat lithium-rich rock to extreme temperatures in just milliseconds, while exposing it to chlorine gas. This new ...

Rare earth elements (REEs) are pivotal in many modern technologies, ranging from renewable energy systems to advanced electronics, owing to their unique optical, magnetic, and electronic properties.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana – 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 ...

Particulate processing, chemistry and thermodynamics of metals extraction; physical separation processes, sustainable raw materials production, oxidative and reductive bioleaching of metals.

Canada-based startup pH7 Technologies has developed a new chemical process solution that can extract precious and critical metals, mainly platinum-group metals (PGM) from both primary and secondary ...

VANCOUVER (miningweekly.com) – A small Vancouver-based start-up company has created a new environment-friendly chemical process with the potential to disruptively transform metal extraction in the ...

In 1974, Professor Richard Robson at the University of Melbourne in Australia was drilling holes into wooden balls to allow ...

They developed a new form of molecular architecture with large spaces through which gases and other chemical substances can flow . The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 has been awarded to the Japanese ...

Scientists are exploring many ways to use light rather than heat to drive chemical reactions more efficiently, which could ...