The Elements of Innovation Discovered
The Elements of Innovation Discovered
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Agreement outlines structure and terms for future investments in aluminum, graphite, titanium, and other critical material projects. Following prolonged and at times uncertain negotiations – including a high-profile breakdown in February – the United States and Ukraine have signed a minerals-for-investment agreement granting Washington prioritized access to new Ukrainian mineral development projects and establishing a joint reconstruction investment fund. What began as spe...
Houston-based Mati Carbon's approach to sequestering enriches soil, small farms. Sometimes the simplest ideas hold the most promise, and Houston-based startup Mati Carbon just proved it by winning the $50 million XPRIZE Carbon Removal award with a low-tech solution that could pull gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere while transforming the lives of millions of small farmers around the world. Mati Carbon's approach involves grinding basalt rock into fine dust and spreading it...
Lithium-ion battery recycling visionary Li-Cycle is on the cusp of bankruptcy. Less than two years after hosting Canada's prime minister, the European Union's president, and an array of United States dignitaries eager to visit facilities that represent the future of electric vehicle battery recycling, Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. is struggling to keep its global spoke-and-hub network intact. While Li-Cycle has weathered financial strains before, its current position is more...
Graphene-shielded platinum nanoparticles offer a shorter route to clean long-haul trucking. Medium- and heavy-duty trucks represent only about 5% of the vehicles on the road, yet they are responsible for nearly 25% of automotive greenhouse gas emissions, making them a disproportionately large source of pollution. Paving the way for cleaner and more efficient long-haul transport, UCLA researchers have engineered a record-breaking hydrogen fuel cell catalyst that could power a t...
Ma'aden taps Fleet Space, Tahreez to deploy AI and space-tech in search of Digital Age minerals. As many of its global mining peers are trimming mineral exploration budgets, Ma'aden is ramping up with AI and satellite-enabled tech to unlock an estimated $2.5 trillion in untapped Saudi Arabian mineral wealth. With its sights set on elevating mining as a third pillar of the Saudi Arabian economy and establishing the Middle Eastern kingdom as a cornerstone of global mineral...
Private partners back Phoenix Tailings tech for critical rare earths. Backed by a fresh infusion of $33 million in strategic capital, Phoenix Tailings, Inc. is set to complete its new facility in New Hampshire that will produce up to 500 metric tons of rare earth metals per year, enough to meet the entire annual demand of the U.S. defense industrial base. Founded in 2018, Massachusetts-based Phoenix Tailings began as a materials recovery company focused on extracting iron,...
PyroDelta road tests a tellurium-enhanced thermoelectric alternator-radiator for ICE vehicles. A tellurium-based thermoelectric generator developed by First Tellurium subsidiary PyroDelta Energy has exceeded expectations during real-world tests, signaling a leap forward for powering and cooling internal combustion and hybrid vehicles. "The real-world results have surpassed expectations," said First Tellurium President and CEO Tyrone Docherty. Thermoelectric generators,...
Pinyon Plain delivers 151,000 pounds in April as U.S. rebuilds supply. Fresh off its return to production, Energy Fuels Inc.'s Pinyon Plain mine in Arizona delivered more than 151,000 pounds of high-grade uranium in April, reinforcing the project's value as the U.S. accelerates efforts to restore its nuclear fuel capabilities. Idle for years due to low uranium prices and even lower market demand, Pinyon Plain is a small but high-grade uranium mine long held in reserve by...
University of Toronto researchers 3D print a nanomaterial designed via machine learning. Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed the strongest 3D-printed, nano-architected material ever made – a carbon nanolattice as strong as steel but featherlight – with the potential to slash industrial emissions and revolutionize lightweight engineering. Nano-architected materials are specially engineered structures with remarkable strength, electrical, and thermal pro...
Japanese and U.S. companies partner to streamline nickel and cathode material recovery. In a move to push the electric vehicle industry and battery supply chain partnerships closer to a true circular economy, Panasonic Energy and Sumitomo Metal Mining have joined forces to recycle nickel from lithium-ion battery scrap and hit a 20% recycled cathode material target in automotive batteries before the end of the decade. "Building a sustainable recycling scheme for end-of-life...
