recycling
Smashing Silicon To Make Lithium Batteries
Pulverized waste silicon be recycled into a high-performance anode material for lithium-ion batteries.
Turning Soybean Oil Into Graphene
GraphAir is a method of converting soybean oil into high quality graphene that could make commercialization easier.
E-Waste In Asia Jumps 63 Percent In Five Years
In just five years, Asian countries produced 12.3 million tonnes of e-waste, a weight 2.4 times that of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Microfactory Turns Mobile Phones Into Valuable Metals
How much valuable electronic waste is in your smartphone? Researchers have found a way to extract it safely and effectively.
Smartphone Batteries Go Solar To Light Rural Homes
Recycled smartphone batteries could power solar LED lamps in rural communities—and create jobs in the process.
This Bacteria Lives Off Plastic, And It’s Fantastic
Researchers have isolated a bacterial strain that uses PET plastic, one of the main culprits of environmental pollution, as its main source of carbon for growth.
