January 17, 2022 How light can improve li-ion battery, fuel cell performance Researchers discovered that light could boost the performance of thin lithium battery electrolytes by increasing charging rates.
January 14, 2022 Recycling plant aims to turn US coal country into rare earth powerhouse “The mining industry needs to do a better job of utilizing innovative technologies as a way of looking to clean up environmental liabilities.”
January 13, 2022 Labour shortage threatens to put mining industry on shaky ground Job vacancy rates in the Canadian mining, quarrying and oil and gas sector in the third quarter of last year reached a record high of 4.3%
January 12, 2022 SQM ups ESG agenda with Standard for Responsible Mining audit Indigenous communities living around Chile’s Atacama salt flat last year asked authorities to suspend SQM’s operating permits or reduce its operations until it submits an environmental compliance plan acceptable to…
January 11, 2022 Deepwater oil targeted by Argentine activists who quashed mining Perhaps the most famous green cause in Argentina actually ended in defeat.
January 10, 2022 Copper-based artificial photosynthesis device advances research into solar fuels The device is known as a photoelectrochemical cell and it is made of copper oxide, or cuprous oxide, a promising artificial photosynthesis material.
January 10, 2022 AME Roundup will be in person and online hybrid this year Conference runs online and at Vancouver Convention Centre Jan 31-Feb 3.
January 6, 2022 Deep-sea research campaign aims to tap world’s largest known source of EV battery metals Mining international waters is in the spotlight as companies and countries are looking at minerals concentrated on the ocean floor that can be used in batteries for smart phones and…
January 5, 2022 The View from England: It’s the economy, stupid The Minerals Education Coalition calculates that the average American born last year will consume almost 3 million pounds of minerals, metals and fuel in their lifetime.
January 4, 2022 Palladium-infused ‘nano-chocolates’ a cheaper mechanism to store hydrogen German researchers have developed an alternative mechanism to store hydrogen in palladium nanoparticles.
Reimagining magnet materials: How AML is challenging the rare earth status quo For decades, permanent magnets have been one of the least questioned links in the electrification supply chain. February 06, 2026 | 03:09 pm
