Startup Rock Zero is commercializing the research, which could cut costs and carbon emissions from lithium production.

A new process enables the extraction of lithium from ore in a simple, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly way. An MIT spin-off wants to market it.

Demand for lithium has surged in recent years as lithium-ion batteries increasingly power more of our world. And yet, even as ...

As demand grows for critical minerals with lower environmental impact, Thunderstone CEO Eric Wasson-Burns discusses ...

Researchers stand to the right of a series of tubes and large water tanks. Through a public-private partnership with Ebb Carbon, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have deployed a ...

Potassium extraction from mineral resources underpins global fertiliser production and various industrial processes. Natural K-bearing minerals such as K-feldspar, micas and phlogopite are inherently ...

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 ...

Lithium Universe will deploy and sub‑license the technology globally as part of its expanding precious metals recycling ...

Efforts in Pennsylvania to extract valuable rare earth minerals from tens of millions of tons of coal refuse are finding support in the new state budget. The Fiscal Code, House Bill 416, provides $1.9 ...