Recovering critical minerals from waste

Recovering critical minerals from waste

by Lisa Irish | Jun 3, 2026 | SSEBE News

ASU researchers develop ways to refine and reuse discarded materials to reduce reliance on imports.
ASU works with Freeport-McMoRan to strengthen supply of a critical mineral — copper

ASU works with Freeport-McMoRan to strengthen supply of a critical mineral — copper

by Lisa Irish | Feb 9, 2026 | SSEBE News

Copper is necessary to all facets of daily life and an important part of Arizona’s economy. It’s also one of 60 critical minerals essential to U.S. economic, energy and national security applications, but it has vulnerable supply chains. Arizona State University is...
Securing America’s critical minerals supply

Securing America’s critical minerals supply

by Lisa Irish | Dec 11, 2025 | SSEBE News

ASU researchers, including SSEBE’s Anca Delgado and Dwarak Ravikumar, develop new technologies to increase US critical minerals, essential to national security.
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