February 5, 2023 Plants inspire scientists to recover minerals, metals from wastewater Researchers are adapting plant 'membrane separation mechanisms' so they can be embedded in wastewater recycling technologies.
February 4, 2023 Scholz is learning that it’s not easy going green Under Scholz’s stewardship, the German industry is struggling to find new technologies and trade partners to provide the backbone for the coming green transformation.
February 3, 2023 The fossil-fuel elephant in the electrification room The transition from fossil fuels to electrified transportation and renewable energy is predicated on two assumptions, both of which are false.
February 3, 2023 Canada faces pressure to ban deep-sea mining Scientists and NGOs are asking Ottawa to ban the activity, as the country hosts an international marine conservation summit that kicks off on Friday in Vancouver.
February 1, 2023 How a Soviet nuclear site could be key to Europe’s EV market A radioactive pond filled in and covered in grass in Sillamae, Estonia, is host to the only major processing plant outside Asia for rare earth metals used in the automotive…
February 1, 2023 American Lithium estimates almost $600m in annual cash flow for Tonopah Analysts say American Lithium‘s Tonopah project in Nevada could run at world-beating costs.
February 1, 2023 America has come a long way from an early electric car casualty "The number of folks talking about JVs and onshoring is very different than even just a couple of years ago,” said DOE Chelsea Sexton.
February 1, 2023 President Jokowi ‘confident’ Tesla will invest in Indonesia The country has offered the US car maker incentives ranging from tax breaks to a concession to mine nickel.
February 1, 2023 New tech may help lithium-ion batteries last for nine years Sound waves and a 2D material may be the key to longer-lasting batteries.
January 31, 2023 GM invests $650m in Lithium Americas to develop Thacker Pass mine The biggest direct investment in mining made by an automaker to date seeks to secure the raw materials used in EV batteries.
Krypton in zircon grains reveals landscapes’ history and potential future, researchers say By measuring the krypton, the Curtin University team was able to work out how long zircon grains spent near the Earth’s surface before they were buried, like a ‘cosmic clock’. January 16, 2026 | 12:40 pm
