The future hydrogen economy may hinge on iridium, a metal so rare that only about 8 tonnes are produced worldwide each year.

Unlike many early-stage energy devices, this solar-powered reactor has already been tested outside the lab. In those trials, ...

RMIT University researchers have tested a more effective way to capture microplastics from wastewater, using a combination of microbubbles and nanobubbles to achieve removal rates of more than 90%.

A used plastic bottle might have another life beyond the recycling bin. Researchers at Penn State say discarded plastic of that kind could eventually contribute to batteries used in EVs, phones, and ...

Clothes that cannot be used by the plant are broken down into fibres through a mechanical process. The fibres are sold to spinning mills to make yarn, which is then turned into new clothes. This ...

UK-based startup LabCycle has received £180,000 in funding from the British Design Fund (BDF) to support the development of what it calls the ‘world’s first’ AutoDecon system, designed to safely ...

A major success story at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is arguably more amazing than most "treasure from trash" stories. It is about a company that continuously extracts from a potentially dangerous ...

Awareness of recycling programs for devices such as earphones, charging cables and adapters can be lacking, says the group. WEEE Forum calls the challenge structural in part, saying the rapid growth ...

Billions of small-format plastics currently end up in landfills each year simply because they are too small to be properly captured by traditional recycling equipment. To address this challenge, ...