Most of this waste in the US is eventually used to bulk up building materials, or simply dumped. It's estimated that more ...

A new chemical extraction process could help the U.S. dramatically reduce its dependence on foreign lithium supplies, ...

In recent years, the cannabis industry has witnessed a significant shift towards cleaner, more natural extraction methods, leading to the rise of solventless concentrates. Among these, rosin has ...

Demand for lithium is rising fast as electric vehicles, wind turbines, and grid-scale batteries ...

Missouri mining companies and scientists are working to strengthen domestic supply chains of critical minerals like cobalt, gallium and germanium by tapping into industrial waste and re-mining ...

Nucleic acid extraction is a fundamental step in unlocking the genetic information contained within biological samples. Isolated nucleic acids are the basis for a multitude of analyses and ...

Canadian company Volt Lithium has developed and pilot-tested a new low-cost lithium extraction method to pull this critical battery metal out of low-concentration brines. Now it plans to turn old oil ...

In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithium -- a critical component in batteries for electric vehicles -- a team of researchers has developed a breakthrough lithium extraction method ...