Researchers in Switzerland have developed an innovative method to extract pure gold from electronic waste using whey, a ...

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 per cent from 2010 and is expected to rise to 82 ...

A new method for recovering high-purity gold from discarded electronics is paying back US$50 for every dollar spent, according to researchers – who found the key gold-filtering substance in ...

These days, there is an assumption worldwide that gold should be purchased for future investment. All the big investors would suggest buying gold as the best way to invest the money. Scientists at ETH ...

Tackling the issues: Electronic waste is a growing problem. Each year, consumers produce millions of tons of used and broken electronics. Only a portion of the metals they contain are recycled because ...