The novel technique, that can extract gold from discarded electronics in under 20 minutes at room temperature was developed ...

New method can extract precious metals from old mobile phones, computers and home appliances in less than 20 minutes.

In 2022, humans produced an estimated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. This was up 82% from 2010 and is expected to rise to 82 million ...

New method can extract precious metals from old mobile phones, computers and home appliances in less than 20 minutes.

Gold is one of the world’s most popular metals. Malleable, conductive and non-corrosive, it’s used in jewelry, electronics, and even space exploration. But traditional gold production typically ...

At Flinders University, scientists have cracked a cleaner and greener way to extract gold—not just from ore, but also from our mounting piles of e-waste. By using a compound normally found in pool ...

Extracting gold from ore is a poisonous business. The most common method is cyanide leaching, where cyanide salts in solution are used to suck the gold out from its ore. You get gold, but you also get ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – A Cornell University-led research team has developed a method for extracting gold from electronics waste, then using the recovered precious metal as a catalyst for converting carbon ...

KOTA BARU: The Kelantan government has identified Tanah Merah and Jeli as districts with potential for gold panning, a traditional method of extracting gold from river sediment using a shallow pan.