Extraterrestrial mining and metal processing are key strategies for space exploration. In a new study in Scientific Reports, Rodolfo Marin Rivera, and a team of scientists in materials science, ...
A new study has, for the first time, uncovered a connection between bacteria living in Norway spruce needles and gold nanoparticles. This discovery could pave the way for environmentally friendly gold ...
A new study has, for the first time, uncovered a connection between bacteria living in Norway spruce needles and gold nanoparticles. This discovery could pave the way for environmentally friendly gold ...
Bacteria inside Norway spruce needles convert dissolved gold from mineral-rich soils into solid nanoparticles, revealing a natural microbial process that could guide eco-friendly gold exploration and ...
This technology identifies and locates each targeted mineral’s unique atomic resonance frequency, or fingerprint, using satellites, and not only provides reliable results (up to 90% accuracy), but it ...
Scientists have unlocked a groundbreaking method for mining metal-rich asteroids using a deep eutectic solvent (DES). In their study, recently published in Scientific Reports, study lead Rodolfo ...
This is the first installment in a five-part series providing data-driven analysis and recommendations to strengthen U.S.-Africa collaboration in the critical minerals sector. Africa has been ...