These Fish Robots Will Eat Seawater To Harvest U.S. Critical Minerals

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded 19 grants totaling $45.7 million for critical mineral projects.

The funding supports technologies to boost domestic production and recycling of minerals used in batteries, magnets, and energy systems.

One Texas A&M project will develop fish-like nanorobots to harvest lithium from seawater.

The effort is aimed at reducing U.S. dependence on foreign critical mineral supplies.