STRIDE Ventures: Tech Metal Transformation Challenge
Funds United States solutions that recover critical metals from waste and industrial residues through applied research.
The Tech Metal Transformation Challenge is the inaugural competition from STRIDE Ventures, an NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships initiative operated by Start2 Group. The challenge was co-designed with Germany's SPRIND federal innovation agency and is partnered with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, IBM, and Aurubis. It targets the recovery and recycling of critical metal…
Recovery and recycling of critical metals from domestic e-waste, spent batteries, and industrial residues using biological, chemical, and physical-mechanical methods.
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