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Team develops fast-charging tech for EVs
A team of researchers at Pennsylvania State University has developed a technology that enables electric vehicle batteries to obtain a full charge in just 10 minutes. The breakthrough in EV battery design,... — Updated 11/14/2022
Outside-the-box critical mineral sources
Coal ash, acid drainage, and tailings for future green economy As the world continues to prime itself for the global energy shift, academia, governments and the private sector are scrambling to extract the... — Updated 9/12/2022 Full story
Father of lithium-ion batteries turns 100
Ask anyone, "who invented the lightbulb?" and most would be able to answer Thomas Edison. Ask anyone, "who invented the telephone?" and some would be able to answer Alexander Graham Bell. Ask anyone, "who... — Updated 8/2/2022 Full story
Scientists find new way to recycle REE
As rapidly advancing technology leaves behind printed circuit boards, old computers, obsolete televisions, and other electrical devices, mountains of electronic waste, or e-waste, being stockpiled around... — Updated 7/12/2022
Gold film may be key to clear solar cells
With a little bit of gold, scientists at Pennsylvania State University have taken another step toward the vision of turning windows into transparent solar cells that generate electricity while still... — Updated 7/10/2022 Full story
Graphene makes cybersecurity more secure
In the world of cybersecurity, innovations that offer robust protection of private data from ill-intentioned people are becoming more crucial. Now, researchers at Pennsylvania State University have leverag... — Updated 7/10/2022 Full story
From coal basins to critical mineral mines
Looking to transform old coal mining regions into new domestic sources for rare earths and critical minerals vital to electric vehicles, renewable energy, and other technologies, the U.S. Department of... — Updated 7/10/2022
Extracting REEs from Pennsylvania coal
Best known for its contribution to advancing the Round Top rare earths and critical minerals mine project, Texas Mineral Resources Corp. is now leading a group targeting the development of a plant capable... — Updated 7/10/2022
Historic mining for future battery metals
Pennsylvanian coal helped to fuel America's Industrial Revolution, and mines in the Keystone State have since provided a domestic source of iron ore, cobalt, nickel, and various other metals. Now,... — Updated 12/28/2021 Full story
Unconventional critical mineral solutions
From electric vehicles plugged into renewable energy to smartphones connected to 5G networks, new technologies take advantage of the special properties of a suite of critical minerals and metals that are... — Updated 9/14/2021 Full story
