A new one‑step, water‑, acid‑, and alkali‑free method for extracting high‑purity lithium from spodumene ore has the potential to transform critical metal processing and enhance renewable energy supply ...

“Our method doesn’t just destroy these hazardous chemicals; it turns waste into something of value,” said James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Rice University Chao Professor of Chemistry, in a groundbreaking ...

Biomass-derived carbon materials are poised to revolutionize oxygen electrocatalysis with their remarkable performance and cost-effectiveness. Despite the promising properties of these materials as ...

A team of researchers including Rice University’s James Tour and Shichen Xu has developed an ultrafast, one-step method to recover rare earth elements (REEs) from discarded magnets using an innovative ...