February 23, 2023 Copper catalyst may be essential for production of solar fuels from sunlight, water, CO2 Exploring copper’s properties as an electrocatalyst has brought scientists one step closer to us turning CO2 into solar fuels through artificial photosynthesis.
February 22, 2023 Talent shortage holds miners back from delivering on production targets, objectives – report Three cross-industry trends are converging to mobilize changes within the mining workforce, says McKinsey & Company.
February 21, 2023 Perovskites may soon beat silicon’s efficiency in solar cells Researchers are proposing a novel, physics-based approach to synthesizing perovskites.
February 20, 2023 How mining technology is advancing industry roles A survey found that 93% of companies are increasing overall spending on technology, and 44% reported they are significantly increasing investment.
February 17, 2023 AI & digital twins for mining explained The people creating AIs are creating them to solve specific problems, not to emulate humans.
February 15, 2023 GRI presents sustainability reporting standard for mining companies A draft Standard is open for public comment until April 30, and webinars will take place on February 23 and March 2.
February 14, 2023 Stillwater partners with Cornell University on hydrometallurgy and carbon capture initiatives The partnership would fall under the MINER program funded by the DOE via the Advanced Research Projects Agency.
February 13, 2023 Cyber threats on the rise for resource industries Traditional security is inadequate to protect industrial environments from rapidly evolving cyber threats, experts say.
February 10, 2023 Curtin University appoints director of Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer hub National initiative aims to transform mineral research outputs into commercial products and services.
February 9, 2023 Untreated seawater can produce green hydrogen – study Researchers have split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.
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