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 ...

From cancer-fighting proteins to eco-friendly metal extraction, scientists are finding surprising new uses for elements like boron and thallium. ETH Zurich chemists have unlocked a faster way to build ...

Rare earth elements (REEs) are pivotal in many modern technologies, ranging from renewable energy systems to advanced electronics, owing to their unique optical, magnetic, and electronic properties.

BEIJING, 21st April, 2026 (WAM) -- Chinese scientists have developed a universal green, high-efficiency membrane separation method to selectively extract a range of heavy metal resources critical to ...

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 ...

Canada-based startup pH7 Technologies has developed a new chemical process solution that can extract precious and critical metals, mainly platinum-group metals (PGM) from both primary and secondary ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MaverickX, Y Combinator's first oil and gas investment, today ...

KANNONKOSKI, Finland, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Betolar has entered into a strategic collaboration with the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) and Australian company EcoGraf Limited in the Epanko ...

Miguel Pinto of the University of California, Santa Cruz, captured this eerie image while trying to extract a fluorescent molecule under ultraviolet light. Pinto’s team is working to develop sensors ...

A surprising discovery in Spain could explain how metal made its way to Scandinavia 3,000 years ago during the Bronze Age.