February 5, 2024

New process turns scrap aluminum into usable construction materials

Twisted aluminum mesh, banged-up bicycle frames and used car parts languishing in junk yards could gain new life as building structures.

February 4, 2024

Massive caverns dug 4,800 feet below surface ready to host neutrino experiment in South Dakota

Close to 800,000 tons of rock were excavated at the former Homestake mine.

February 2, 2024

Copper-infused innovation helps convert CO2 into ethylene

A new energy-efficient carbon dioxide electroreduction system converts CO2 into ethylene for industrial purposes.

February 1, 2024

Molybdenum-ruthenium catalyst helps produce green fuel from water

A new catalyst has proven to be efficient for the oxygen evolution reaction — a component of the water-splitting process that produces hydrogen for fuel cells.

January 31, 2024

Activists, Hollywood take down top 50 mining company

The ranks of the most valuable mining companies in the world were throughly scrambled in 2023 as governments intervened, lithium and nickel prices tumbled, gold hit records and a new…

January 31, 2024

Deep-sea mining could contribute to increasing the scale, speed of climate change – study

New research shows that disturbing the seabed could increase the scale and speed of climate change.

January 29, 2024

World’s biggest jeweller Pandora stops using mined silver and gold

The Danish company buys around 340 tonnes of silver and one tonne of gold every year.

January 29, 2024

Metallurgical coke used in next-gen cement, concrete

Graphene derived from coke could serve as a reinforcing additive in cement and a replacement for sand in concrete.

January 28, 2024

Small electric aircraft have lower environmental impact than equivalent fossil-fuelled aircraft

Battery-powered electric aircraft have the potential to significantly reduce the environmental impacts of aviation, according to new research.

January 26, 2024

REEs used in medical field pollute wastewater, spur superbugs

Pollution from environmental rare earth elements has increased and has implications for the development of superbugs.