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Multi-Agent AI Framework Targets High-Purity Recovery of Critical Transition Metals

The U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will lead a Genesis Mission project to help secure the nation’s critical mineral supply by developing AI tools to improve recovery of valuable transition metals from spent lithium-ion batteries.

23 Jul 2026

Autosorb 3300 Advances Catalyst Characterization for Chemical Industries

Catalyst performance is central to efficiency, selectivity, and process reliability in the chemical and catalyst industries.

From Anton Paar GmbH 20 Jul 2026

Researchers Discover Magnesium Oxide Protective Coatings for Advanced Batteries

The success of a promising class of next-generation batteries may hinge on something almost impossibly thin: a coating just a nanometer thick - roughly 100,000 times thinner than a human hair.

17 Jul 2026

New Technique Takes the Heat Out of 3D Printing Process

Researchers have developed a new 3D printing technique that allows the printing of whole objects and controls the temperature of the chemical reaction to stabilize the process.

10 Jul 2026

ChemGraph Brings AI Agents to Automate Complex Chemistry Workflows

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed a framework, ChemGraph, that uses artificial intelligence to help nonexperts access computational chemistry expertise.

8 Jul 2026

Seawater Lithium Becomes Battery Material Through Li-Air Chemistry

Researchers developed a Li-air chemistry-inspired electrodialysis system that uses a LAGP membrane, ambient CO2, and a DBBQ redox mediator to extract lithium from simulated seawater and form Li2CO3 directly. The lab-scale process produced 93.8%-purity lithium carbonate suitable for LiCoO2 cathode synthesis, although scale-up depends on improving membrane durability, product collection, and long-term operation.

7 Jul 2026

New Catalyst Efficiently Turns Methane Into Transportable Liquid Fuel at Low Temperatures

Scientists have demonstrated a promising new approach for converting methane -- the primary component of natural gas -- into liquid chemicals that are precursors for many industrial chemicals and fuels.

2 Jul 2026

SPECTRO Introduces SPECTROPORT LIBS PXL01 Portable OES Metals Analyzer

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has introduced the SPECTROPORT LIBS PXL01 portable OES metals analyzer for metals analysis in the field.

From SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH 1 Jul 2026

Switching Spin States in Manganese Ions with Light

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have developed a new way to employ molecules as tiny data storage devices using a new manganese-based material.

30 Jun 2026