German scientists are exploring sustainable synthesis routes for graphite from industrial waste.

Chemists at Tsinghua University have developed a nano-scale structure that combines copper, gold and silver to work as a superior catalyst in a reaction whose performance will be essential if carbon capture efforts are to succeed in helping to mitigate global warming.

Porphyry-type deposits provide most of the world's copper and molybdenum, as well as large amounts of gold and other metals.

Researchers at Stanford University have found a new way to mine sewage for battery materials.