Ms. Mathoulin grew up in Le Chesnay, near Versailles, and studied fashion at École Duperré, a public college of art and ...

Many modern devices—from cellphones and computers to electric vehicles and wind turbines—rely on strong magnets made from ...

This explorer spacecraft is heading to a rare asteroid with a naked metal core. It could hold clues to how Earth began ...

Unlike traditional destructive methods, the robot uses AI-guided arms to collect nodules while avoiding marine life ...

NEW YORK, June 7 — The head of submarine mining pioneer The Metals Company told AFP he had “no doubt” the Canadian firm would be the first to to extract coveted minerals from the deep seas, with help ...

Metal-containing deep-sea nodules, which have the appearance of potato-size pebbles and typically contain nickel and cobalt, are highly sought for use in electric vehicle batteries and electric cables ...

Metal-containing deep-sea nodules, which have the appearance of potato-size pebbles and typically contain nickel and cobalt, are highly sought for use in electric vehicle batteries and electric cables ...

An Indonesian nickel miners association is preparing a domestic metal exchange for futures contracts for nickel and other metals, aiming for a launch in the first half of 2026, its secretary ...

Three robotic arms extended under the water in a Canadian lake, delicately selecting pebbles from the bed, before storing them back inside the machine. The robot was made by Impossible Metals, a ...

Illustrating the global rush toward underwater mining, Impossible Metals has raised US$15 million ($19.3 million) from investors to build and test a first series of its Eureka 3 robot in 2026.

Impossible Metals' co-founder Jason Gillham told AFP his company's robot looks for the nodules "in a selective way." The prototype, being tested in the province of Ontario, remains stationary in ...