Desalination of seawater and sewage treatment plants leave behind water that contains high concentrations of salt, metals and ...

One 2008 study calculated that one ton of mobile phones without batteries contains about 130kg of copper, 3.5kg of silver, 340 grams of gold.

In a pine forest on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the only active nickel mine in the US is nearing the end of its life. At a time when carmakers want the metal for electric-vehicle batteries, nickel ...

A collaborative research team from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nanyang ...

Earth is covered with technofossils, or man-made materials, that will last for centuries and maybe even longer.

'60 Minutes' story held for lacking interview with Trump official airs without one Why the Trump administration is obsessed with whole milk Matt Damon recalls the time Clint Eastwood asked him if he ...

The total number of electronic voting machines produced in Brazil was 1,489,115 units between the years of 1996 and 2023 (14,598.99985 tons). The objective of this study was to conduct a detailed ...

Heavy metals are essential for technological and economic growth but can cause serious environmental and health problems due to their toxicity and persistence. Traditional methods for metal recovery ...

Precious metals can be a smart way to diversify your portfolio and protect yourself from losses in other asset classes. In some cases, they can also safeguard your wealth from inflation or deliver ...

Jack Cartwright, Innovent Recycling, explores the substantial material value hidden in the UK’s discarded electronics and the carbon savings that proper recovery can deliver. The UK has a complicated ...

Traders expect two Fed rate-cuts this year Gold up after recording a 64% annual gain in 2025 Silver, platinum achieve biggest yearly gains on record Jan 2 (Reuters) - Precious metals began the first ...

Precious metals began the first trading session of the New Year by building on the major gains of 2025 as geopolitical tension and expectations of U.S. rate cuts keep demand for gold high. Spot gold ...