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

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

In 2022, humans produced an estimated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. This was up 82% from 2010 and is expected to rise to 82 million ...

A team of chemists and materials scientists at the National University of Singapore, working with colleagues from Manchester University, in the U.K., and Guangdong University of Technology, in China, ...

In context: The Royal Mint, which has been producing British coins since the Middle Ages, is now adapting to a world where physical money is becoming less essential. In an effort to reinvent itself, ...

The soaring price of gold has lifted shares of gold-mining stocks like Agnico Eagle. Agnico Eagle’s low-cost production has ...