Rare earth elements sustain the Information Age, and securing a supply of these metals has become a matter of national and economic security. They’re ...

University of Utah researchers have developed a material that addresses an urgent environmental challenge: the real-time detection and efficient removal of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a toxic and ...

Finding new materials with useful properties is a primary goal for materials scientists, and it's central to improving ...

Redwood Materials has launched a new business — taking old EV batteries to store energy and help power businesses.

Scientists have developed a material with photosynthetic bacteria that convert carbon dioxide into a mineral skeleton. The material hardens over time, so it could be used for buildings, they say.

QXO Inc. said it sent a letter to GMS Inc. proposing to buy the building products distributor for about $5 billion.

A Bloomberg report on government support for rare earths is sending MP stock sharply higher Thursday. The plan aims to boost domestic rare earth production, reducing reliance on foreign supplies ...

Can new chemistry make EVs that charge in 5 min or less? Battery start-ups and larger labs scrutinize materials in every part of electric vehicle systems, especially anodes by Sam Lemonick ...

Shares of MP Materials are extending a recent rally into Tuesday as officials from the U.S. and China are in the midst of trade talks, with the importing and exporting of rare earths a key topic.

The EU list is part of the implementation of the Critical Raw Material Act agreed in 2023 under which the bloc aims to mine 10%, process 40% and recycle 25% of its needs by 2030.

The European Commission has added 13 strategic projects located outside the bloc to its list of priority initiatives under the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), aiming to secure long-term supply ...

The cost-benefit analysis of ethanol as a fuel is open to debate, as is the wisdom of using food for motor fuel, but one thing’s for sure: turning corn into ethanol in industrially useful ...