Purdue researchers develop high-strength aluminium alloys for additive manufacturing
Purdue University material engineers have developed a process to create ultrahigh-strength aluminium alloys suitable for additive manufacturing by utilising their plastic deformability.
Mining rare earth metals from electronic waste
A small molecule that naturally serves as a binding site for metals in enzymes also proves useful for separating certain rare earth metals from each other. In a proof of concept, the process extracts europium directly from fluorescent powder in used energy-saving lamps in much higher quantities than existing methods. The researchers are now working on expanding their approach to other rare earth metals. They are in the process of founding a start-up to put the recycling of these raw materials into practice.
This Africa EV Moto Startup Is Getting Swappable Batteries from Carmaker BYD
BYD’s batteries will make their way into tens of thousands of electric motorcycle taxis in Rwanda and Kenya.
