Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬#Microbes could extract the #metal needed for cleantech
Demand for nickel, copper, and #rareearth elements is increasing amid explosive growth of metal-intensive data centers, EV, and renewable energy projects. But producing metals is becoming harder and more expensive because miners have already exploited the best resources. Allonnia’s broth is one of a number of ways that #biotechnology could help miners squeeze more metal out of aging #mines.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/03/1132047/microbes-extract-metal-cleantech/
https://archive.ph/wlUb9
Demand for nickel, copper, and #rareearth elements is increasing amid explosive growth of metal-intensive data centers, EV, and renewable energy projects. But producing metals is becoming harder and more expensive because miners have already exploited the best resources. Allonnia’s broth is one of a number of ways that #biotechnology could help miners squeeze more metal out of aging #mines.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/03/1132047/microbes-extract-metal-cleantech/
https://archive.ph/wlUb9
