NORCE recently hosted a demonstration day, bringing together representatives from several potential project partners and collaborators. Visitors were introduced to Micro-XRF technology through a live demonstration, providing insights into the identification of critical raw materials in electronic products. The program also included a guided tour of the MIL Lab, where students from both NORCE internships… Read more: Demo-dag på Car-senteret 4.10.2026

With Norway’s most advanced instrument for detecting rare minerals, the CARM Centre in Grimstad aims to ensure that these minerals can be recovered. “The goal is to develop new, automated methods for extracting rare minerals from waste. This will make us more sustainable and less dependent on the countries that control these minerals,” says Hege… Read more: Identifying rare minerals in electronic waste

Watch the clip below at timestamp 6:14 from Norwegian public broadcaster, NRK.

NORCE and NORSIRK arranged a seminar at Arendalsuka. The topic was how do we recover more critical raw material from electronic waste. Watch the full seminar below

Landfills are full of critical raw materials and rare minerals. The CARM Centre in Grimstad receives an advanced instrument that can detect these materials so they can be recovered. Read more