Chinese scientists have developed a rapid e-waste mining method that extracts gold in under 20 minutes at around one-third of ...

"Intense heat and sudden flames." Experts issue warning about common waste items that can spark fires: 'It can spread in ...

New method can extract precious metals from old mobile phones, computers and home appliances in less than 20 minutes.

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A new material for flexible electronics could enable multilayered, recyclable electronic devices and help limit e-waste. Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a rapidly growing global problem, and it's ...

Scientists have figured out a way to recycle important metals trapped inside electrical waste. Using textiles, researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have improved the ...

A small molecule that naturally serves as a binding site for metals in enzymes also proves useful for separating certain rare earth metals from each other. In a proof of concept, the process extracts ...

Global electronic waste volumes are reaching unprecedented levels annually, according to national e-waste knowledge hub WEEE are SA. In 2022, e-waste reached 62-million tonnes – an 82% increase ...

An interdisciplinary team of experts in green chemistry, engineering and physics at Flinders University in Australia has developed a safer and more sustainable approach to extract and recover gold ...

Record 62 million tonnes of e-waste produced in 2022, up 82% since 2010; On track to rise further 32% in 2030; $billions worth of strategically-valuable resources ...

New method can extract precious metals from old mobile phones, computers and home appliances in less than 20 minutes.

When brewer’s yeast left over from beer making is mixed with the right seasonings, it makes a bitter, earthy paste called Marmite that is especially popular in the U.K. Smeared on toast, it’s a snack ...