Mark Small has a radical solution for dealing with the glut of old computers, cell phones, DVDs and other electronic waste: mining. Rather than allowing electronic junk to simply amass in landfills, ...

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

Chinese scientists have developed a rapid e-waste mining method that extracts gold in under 20 minutes at around one-third of ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In a world filled with electronic gadgets, it’s easy to forget what happens to old devices. Fortunately, organizations like the e-opala Computer Recycling Center and ʻŌlelo ...

A Ph.D. researcher may have cracked a code that could ultimately benefit businesses, consumers, and public health — and his lucrative quest is just beginning. William Sheard discussed his mission to ...

Vollebak, a company at the core of sustainable clothing innovation, targets time itself with a new prototype, the Garbage Watch. While the Garbage Watch’s name may sound questionable, it fits given ...

How often do you purchase a new electronic device, such as a smartphone or a TV? Smartphone sales alone have reached an estimated 1.535 billion units worldwide, annually. This means that 1.535 billion ...

Electronic scrap recycling is hardly new – but real change in how we recover metals from our discarded electronics has been far slower to arrive. The problem isn’t whether it can be done. Smelters ...

Adsorption—not alchemy—can transform waste into recycled gold. A protein sponge made from food waste recovers gold from e-waste, creating high-purity nuggets (Adv. Mater. 2024, DOI: ...

While the proper handling of our e‑waste could have been a story of opportunity, it is unfortunate that, as things currently ...