Many electronic items you use daily, including your laptops, chargers, and smartphones, contain a tiny amount of gold. This is because gold is an excellent conductor of electricity and doesn’t rust or ...

Gold recovery from carbonaceous ores represents a significant challenge in mineral processing due to the inherent presence of organic carbonaceous matter that can adsorb gold cyanide complexes, a ...

In today’s world, where mining precious metals often causes environmental harm, a tiny bacterium is quietly rewriting the rules. This microscopic organism survives in soils polluted with toxic metals ...

A team led by Cornell researchers has devised an innovative method to recover gold from electronic waste and repurpose it as a catalyst for converting carbon dioxide (CO 2) into organic compounds.

Scientists have figured out a way to recycle important metals trapped inside electrical waste. Using textiles, researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have improved the ...