Scientists develop non-flammable electrolyte for lithium-metal batteries
Using computational science, researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and the US Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed a fluorine-substituted high-voltage stable chloride-based solid-state electrolyte.
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Scientists dig for answers inside mineral-rich meteorites
Mining News Pro - The goal is to analyze the minerals, metals and water the rocky bodies deliver to our planet and, thus, uncover new clues on the early history of planet formation and how the young earth acquired the ingredients essential for life.
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Scientists to look at the role of supernovae as element-makers
Mining News Pro -A researcher at Virginia Tech College of Science’s Department of Physics began using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to collect data on the presence of heavy elements in exploding dying stars, or supernovae.
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Scientists figure out how to produce extraterrestrial cement
Mining News Pro - Researchers at the University of Delaware are exploring ways to use clay-like topsoil materials from the moon or Mars as the basis for extraterrestrial cement, which would be used for buildings, housing, or rocket landing pads.
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Scientists optimize process to transform wastewater sulfur into battery materials
Mining News Pro - Researchers at Stanford University have found a new way to mine sewage for valuable materials used in fertilizers and cathode material for lithium-sulfur batteries that could someday power smartphones and airplanes.
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Scientists explore development of indestructible batteries
Mining News Pro - New analyses reported in the journal Nature Materials are leading scientists to explore the development of indestructible batteries.
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How an aluminum product is helping scientists better understand the Big Bang
Mining News Pro - Alumina, a material made of aluminum and oxygen and that is second in hardness only to diamond, has been used to make a new type of optical element that will improve the performance of telescopes studying radiation from the Big Bang.
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Scientists want to engineer bacteria to sustainability mine rare earths
Mining News Pro - A new study published in Nature Communications describes a proof of principle for engineering a bacterium, Gluconobacter oxydans, that takes a first step towards meeting skyrocketing rare earth element demand in a way that matches the cost and efficiency of traditional thermochemical extraction and refinement methods and is clean enough to meet US environmental standards.
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Scientists propose new ‘salty,’ non-toxic gold extraction process
Mining News Pro - Researchers at Finland’s Aalto University published a paper in the journal Chemical Engineering where they describe a new scalable, non-toxic alternative to cyanide for gold extraction from ore.
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Climate scientists begin key report as G20 failed to reach phase-out coal deal
Mining News Pro - More than 200 of the world’s leading climate scientists began working Monday on an updated version of a key report summarizing how Earth’s climate has already changed, and what can be expected for the rest of the century.
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“Don’t let fool’s gold fool you,” scientists say
Mining News Pro - A team of researchers from Curtin University, the University of Western Australia, and the China University of Geoscience have discovered that tiny amounts of gold can be trapped inside pyrite, making ‘fool’s gold’ more valuable than its name suggests.
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Scientists find way to mine lithium from the ocean
Mining News Pro - Researchers have developed an effective method to cost-effectively extract lithium from seawater at a purity of 99.94 per cent while also creating freshwater.
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Scientists’ insight to move the hydrogen mobility needle a notch
Mining News Pro - New research by scientists with the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory lends insight that could be used to design new materials for making renewable fuels and storing energy.
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Scientists develop method to detect radioactive materials in gold, copper
Mining News Pro - Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a method that holds promise for transforming how ultra-trace elements are separated and detected.
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Scientists develop anode-free zinc battery for storing renewable energy
Mining News Pro - Researchers at Stanford University and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have developed a prototype of an anode-free, zinc-based battery that uses low-cost, naturally abundant materials.
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Scientists use microwave oven to turn coal into graphite
Mining News Pro - An international team of researchers demonstrated that pulverized coal powder can be converted into high-value nano-graphite in just 15 minutes.
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Scientists propose new evolutionary system of mineral classification
Mining News Pro - Researchers from the Carnegie Institution for Science and the University of Colorado Boulder are proposing a new “evolutionary system” of mineral classification that includes historical data and reflects changes in the diversity and distribution of minerals through more than four billion years of Earth’s history.
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Scientists find ideal conditions to produce high nickel-based batteries
Mining News Pro - New research conducted at the University of Warwick in the UK found that the drier the conditions in which high nickel-based battery cathodes are stored and processed, the better the battery performs.
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Scientists produce diamonds in minutes at room temperature
Mining News Pro - A study conducted by an international team of scientists from The Australian National University, RMIT University, the University of Sydney and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and published in the journal Small reports that both Lonsdaleite and regular diamonds can form at normal room temperatures by just applying high pressures – equivalent to 640 African elephants on the tip of a ballet shoe.
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Scientists give new clues to find iron ore deposits
Mining News Pro - Researchers at the University of Alberta have uncovered the formation mechanism behind iron oxide-apatite deposits, a revelation that gives geologists new clues as to where to hunt for ore.
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DeepGreen partners with scientists on seafloor discovery program
Mining News Pro - DeepGreen Metals announced Tuesday it has formed partnerships with scientific research institutions and universities on its deep-sea discovery program to characterize the potential impacts of lifting polymetallic nodules from the bottom of the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Pacific Ocean.
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Scientists find efficient way to extract REE from acid mine drainage
Mining News Pro - Researchers at Penn State University developed a two-stage treatment process for acid mine drainage that enabled them to recover higher concentrations of rare earth elements using smaller amounts of chemicals than previously possible.
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Scientists take baby-step towards better storage, recycling of nuclear fuel
Mining News Pro - Researchers have demonstrated that curium can be manipulated to a degree where it may pave the way for new strategies to recycle nuclear fuel and improve the long-term storage of radioactive elements.
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Scientists reveal the secret life of lithium
Mining News Pro - The Sun is likely to produce lithium in the future, according to a new study by scientists at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Stretchable lithium-ion battery, Developed by Scientists
Mining News Pro - Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology have developed a high-capacity lithium-ion battery that is flexible enough to be stretched.
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