In thermoplastic and engineering plastics processing, manufacturers often encounter several persistent challenges: High friction increases processing torque and energy consumption. Surface defects ...

MADRID—Ferroglobe P.L.C., the largest producer of refined silicon metal in the western hemisphere, has developed a high-purity silicon metal powder for use in battery anodes and other advanced ...

Researchers in India have demonstrated a wet chemical process to recover silicon with high purity from end-of-life solar panels, which they used to make functionalized silica nanoparticles. Tests of ...