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 ...
A new one-step, water- acid- and alkali-free method for extracting high-purity lithium from spodumene ore has the potential to transform critical metal processing and enhance renewable energy supply ...
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New breakthrough may double extraction of rare earth elements
Rare earth elements sit quietly inside smartphones, electric vehicles, and wind turbines, yet they are notoriously difficult ...
Fifty years ago, scientists hit upon what they thought could be the next rocket fuel. Carboranes -- molecules composed of boron, carbon and hydrogen atoms clustered together in three-dimensional ...
Giving birth to invention out of necessity, a group of UA scientists found a new way to combat industrial corrosion — and a new, cleaner method of metals extraction for the mining industry in the ...
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New solvent-based method pulls lithium faster, cleaner from hard-to-tap brines
Demand for lithium is rising fast as electric vehicles, wind turbines, and grid-scale batteries ...
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U.S. is 'behind' on refining critical metals. This San Antonio-Austin business wants to change that.
MaverickX, which was born in San Antonio and is moving to Austin this year, is built on a bacterium that dissolves rock as a new means of extracting minerals.
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