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Precious Metal Materials And The Future Of Vehicles / Safety and Comfort

Precious Metal Materials And The Future Of Vehicles / Safety and Comfort Tanaka's various precious metal materials are also used in parts related to automobile…

Ocean scientists measure sediment plume stirred up by deep-sea-mining vehicle

What will be the impact to the ocean if humans are to mine the deep sea? It's a question that's gaining urgency as interest in…
2022/11/15

E-waste is an untapped source of rare Earth materials

As the world battles through supply chain issues and geopolitical concerns disrupt the timely flow of materials, it’s becoming ever clearer that the supply of…
2022/10/14

Europe is looking at space-based solar power to address energy crisis

The European Space Agency will ask its member states to fund a preparatory space-based solar power program at a major meeting later this year. The…
2022/10/10
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Precious Metal Materials And The Future Of Vehicles / Environment

Precious Metal Materials And The Future Of Vehicles / Environment Our various precious metal materials are used in parts related to automobile environmental regulations such…

Using AI and machine learning to kickstart climate change fightback

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning may increase the chances of reducing carbon emissions through carbon capture or geo engineering projects. SEE MORE…
2022/9/26

Scientists unveil bionic robo-fish to remove microplastics from seas

Scientists have designed a tiny robot-fish that is programmed to remove microplastics from seas and oceans by swimming around and adsorbing them on its soft,…
2022/9/21

The race to close the EV battery recycling loop

Nickel sulfate, black mass, cathode material, lithium carbonate, and cobalt sulfate from Ascend Elements’ recycling process.  Top Image Credit: Ted + Chelsea IN LATE OCTOBER…
2022/8/24
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The role of precious metals in hydrogen energy

The role of precious metals in hydrogen energy Hydrogen energy has been attracting attention as a new age energy, and catalysts are of great importance…

Once seen as fleeting, a new solar tech proves its lasting power

Princeton Engineering researchers have developed the first perovskite solar cell with a commercially viable lifetime, marking a major milestone for an emerging class of renewable…
2022/8/15

What is VOC? Facts about volatile organic compounds

Volatile organic compounds, or VOCs are chemicals that are lighter than air at room temperature and are responsible for the characteristic smells of things like…
2022/7/25

Energy storage critical to deeply decarbonized electricity systems

In deeply decarbonized energy systems utilizing high penetrations of variable renewable energy (VRE), energy storage is needed to keep the lights on and the electricity…
2022/7/15

Blue Hydrogen: a game-changer in the energy industry

The term "blue hydrogen" pertains to hydrogen obtained from natural gas using the steam methane reforming (SMR) method. SMR combines natural gas with extremely hot steam…
2022/6/20

What is global warming?

Global warming is the rise in average temperatures across the globe, which has been ongoing at least since record keeping began in 1880. Here are…
2022/6/6

Precious Metals: Powering a Sustainable Future for the Auto Industry

Precious metals are key components for the fast-growing automotive industry. They can enable advanced products such as electric vehicles, which can be regarded as a…
2022/5/31

Inside the high-powered process that could recycle rare earth metals

Researchers at Rice University successfully separated rare earth metals out of old computers and other waste. Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Look in the second row from…
2022/4/11

Royal Mint goes Urban mining; to recover gold from smartphones and laptops in world first

The Royal Mint will begin recovering gold from discarded smartphones and laptops, it announced on Wednesday. The technology to extract the precious metal from circuit…
2022/2/21

New research from TANAKA breaks down the future of electric vehicles with insights from potential buyers

The United States is experiencing an electric vehicle (EV) boom. EV manufacturer Tesla, headquartered in Austin, Texas, is the world’s most valuable car company and…
2022/1/27

All new buildings in England to have electric car charge points from 2022

Boris Johnson will seek to boost the UK’s clean energy credentials after a tricky UN climate crisis conference by announcing that all new buildings in…
2022/1/26

Environmental and economic concerns over urban mine

October 7, 2021 is International E-Waste Day 2021. The purpose of this event is for businesses and governments to join in efforts to transfer obsolete…
2021/11/29

IEA: $1.2 trillion in low-carbon hydrogen funding needed to reach global net zero emissions by 2050

Dive Brief: Global electrolyzer capacity for producing hydrogen could reach up to 89 GW by 2030 thanks in part to $37 billion in government spending…
2021/11/5

The Observer view on the pros and cons of deep-sea mining

Deep-sea mining has become one of our planet’s most divisive problems. By stripping the ocean floor of its vast mineral wealth, proponents say we can…
2021/10/13

Making clean hydrogen is hard, but researchers just solved a major hurdle

For decades, researchers around the world have searched for ways to use solar power to generate the key reaction for producing hydrogen as a clean…
2021/10/4

Amazon, UPS say hydrogen is further down the road than electric

Dive Brief: Amazon expects hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles to be lighter, fuel faster and have longer range than battery-electric vehicles, Middle Mile Fleet Leader Tiffany…
2021/8/25

Description: Recycling Process for Precious Metals

Clean Technology, May 2021 Hirotaka Ikuta, TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. Introduction Precious metal is a generic term for gold, silver and platinum-group metals (platinum, palladium,…
2021/7/14

Hydrocracking our way to recycling plastic waste

Millions of tons of plastic end up in landfills every year. It's a big societal problem and an even larger environmental threat. In the United…
2021/7/9

Ikea to invest £3.4bn in renewable energy by 2030

Ikea plans to accelerate its investment in renewable energy by spending an extra €4bn (£3.4bn) by the end of the decade to build wind and…
2021/6/28

Carbon emissions to soar in 2021 by second highest rate in history

Carbon dioxide emissions are forecast to jump this year by the second biggest annual rise in history, as global economies pour stimulus cash into fossil…
2021/6/9

Plane rides of the future could be fueled by table scraps

Commercial aviation alone contributes around three percent of total global carbon emissions. But the industry is actively looking for green solutions in the form of…
2021/5/11

Double-duty catalyst generates hydrogen fuel while cleaning up wastewater

Hydrogen is a pollution-free energy source when it's extracted from water using sunlight instead of fossil fuels. But current strategies for "splitting" or breaking apart…
2021/4/7

Human-made materials now outweigh Earth’s entire biomass – study

The giant human footprint stamped across the world in 2020 is greater than the impact on the planet of all other living things, research suggests.…
2021/3/29

The Challenges of TANAKA Precious Metals
– Strategy for Rapid Expansion in Automobiles and Semiconductors –

(1)World’s leading fuel cell catalyst February 18, 2021, Electronic Device Industry News New catalyst using electrolyte film has four times higher durability On January 14,…
2021/3/22

Precious Metal Recycling Market Is Uncertain

by MAURA KELLER This article was originally published by American Recycler. A year ago the idea of a global pandemic completely altering life as we…

Using drones to reduce disease-spreading mosquito populations

Credit: N. Culbert/IAEA. Vector-borne diseases are illnesses that can be transmitted to humans by blood-feeding insects, such as mosquitoes, ticks and fleas. Mosquitoes are known…
2020/9/23

World’s largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly in France

The world’s largest nuclear fusion project began its five-year assembly phase on July 28 in southern France, with the first ultra-hot plasma expected to be…
2020/9/16

3 smart device trends and their impact on manufacturers in the COVID-19 economy

Consumer expectations are evolving at lightning speed — and so are their relationships with technology. Given the sweeping effects of COVID-19 on consumers, TANAKA Precious…
2020/7/20

Tesla’s secret batteries aim to rework the math for electric cars and the grid

(Reuters) — Electric carmaker Tesla plans to introduce a new low-cost, long-life battery into its Model 3 sedan in China later this year or early…
2020/7/17

Renewable energy should be at the heart of virus recovery plans: IEA

On May 20, 2020, the International Energy Agency called on governments to put clean energy at the heart of their coronavirus economic recovery plans, as…
2020/7/13

The promising growth of low- and zero-emission vehicles

These are unsettling times for the UK car market. Figures released every month by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chart a steady…
2020/6/24

The reawakening of the EV: how the electric car has evolved over the years

Electric and hybrid cars are enjoying a surge in popularity, but they’ve been around for longer than you may think. From their invention in the…
2020/5/28

This is the best way to shop if you want to help the environment

We’re shopping online more than ever now, including for mundane personal care and pantry items. Of U.S. internet users, one-third do it at least once…
2020/5/1

Australia’s historic bushfires could impact the world’s biodiversity forever

The bushfires in Australia are so widespread they can be seen from space. On the ground, haunting images of burned wildlife and decimated forests have…
2020/3/16

U.S. Emissions Fell Last Year But Progress on Climate Action Is Bleak

The U.S. notched a 2.1% decline in greenhouse gas emissions last year after rising sharply in 2018, according to a preliminary estimate. Two decades ago,…
2020/3/16

Kyoto Considers Entering Japan’s Nascent Local Green Bond Market

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s most-popular tourist city is exploring a possible sale of debt to finance environmental, social and governance projects, in what may be the…
2020/2/18

Climate Change Is a Financial Crisis, Too

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The people who oversee America’s financial system seem to think that climate change isn’t their problem. As one official quipped in recent…
2020/2/18

Nobel Prize Winner Says Battery Recycling Key to Meeting Electric Car Demand

(Bloomberg) -- Recycling batteries is the key to securing enough raw materials to power the surge in electric vehicle demand, according to a winner of…
2020/2/3

Apple to use recycled rare Earth materials in new iPhones

Apple has requested that its iPhone manufacturers uses recycled rare Earth elements in the Taptic Engine part of the new iPhone 11 variants. The Taptic…
2019/11/28

Russia Looks to Hydrogen as Way to Make Gas Greener for Europe

(Bloomberg) -- Russia is looking at how to develop a market for hydrogen in Europe, a move that would help maintain demand for one of…
2019/2/7

Swap gas boilers for hydrogen or miss emission targets, UK told

Millions of gas boilers will need to be replaced with hydrogen alternatives and coupled with electric heating devices if Britain is to hit its carbon…
2019/1/9

Electric Vehicle Revolution Goes Underground With Mine Truck

(Bloomberg) -- Electric vehicles are reaching global markets far and wide -- and deep. Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc AB now aims to electrify all…
2019/1/9

Exclusive first look: Daisy is Apple’s new robot that eats iPhones and spits out recyclable parts

A two-minute journey through this machine renders a smartphone into recyclable materials. Apple Daisy robot This is the battery-removal station in which cells are frozen…
2018/11/1

“Golden Sandwich” Solar Cell Converts 85% Of Sunlight To Electricity

Clean Power   Published on September 13th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley September 13th, 2018 by Steve Hanley  Scientists at the Research Institute for Electronic…
2018/11/1

How Australia can use hydrogen to export its solar power around the world

Recent innovations in hydrogen generation, storage, transport and use could transform it into the ultimate source of clean energy Nearly a century ago, British scientist…
2018/10/15

Scientists Develop Recycling Process That Could Lead To “Zero Waste” Cell Phones

  Published on May 22nd, 2018 | by Nexus Media May 22nd, 2018 by Nexus Media  Originally published on Nexus Media. By Marlene Cimons How…
2018/10/15
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