Rare-earth metals found in Japanese waters

Rare-earth metals found in Japanese waters

Centuries’ worth of these vital metals have been discovered by researchers, located in a 965sq mile stretch of Pacific Ocean seabed in Japanese waters, near the island of Minamitorishima. As CNBC reports, according to the study published by the researchers in Nature...
Economic sense in urban mining

Economic sense in urban mining

Researchers from Beijing’s Tsinghua University, in collaboration with those from Macquarie University, in Sydney, have discovered that recovering metals from e-waste is economically sensible. From a sustainability perspective, the environmental benefits of recovery...
Global MPS market to grow by 6.9 percent

Global MPS market to grow by 6.9 percent

The global managed print services market is expected to reach $49.7 billion (€40.4 billion) by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Managed print services provide accurate monitoring of print resources through clearly defined...
3D printer emissions are cause for concern

3D printer emissions are cause for concern

The growth in the 3D printer market is raising concerns about the “potential negative health effects” arising from the inhalation of volatile organic compounds, as c&en reports. While the US government has already “set workplace standards for a few of the VOCs...