The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced an immediate ban on exporting certain "dual-use items" - materials that can be ...

Rich nations mine just a fraction of e-waste, leaving $60 billion a year in critical metals wasting away in boxes and drawers ...

It’s time to introduce our hero, (Joseph) Norman Lockyer (1836-1920). Lockyer was a respected though minor civil servant, working as a secretary for the War Office in Whitehall. He had a comfortable ...

Replacing organic solvents with molten salt enables researchers to create “previously unimaginable nanocrystals.” The type of ...