The federal government is working on regulations for U.S. mines which includes reducing exposure to silica dust for all miners — not just coal miners.

Most people get silicosis from a workplace where they inhale large amounts of silica dust. Learn more about the causes, risk factors, symptoms, treatments, and how to prevent this lung disease.

Skyrocketing demand for quartz countertops has increased workers' exposure to silica dust, a chemical compound that causes lung damage.

Project Silica labs offer a look at where Microsoft is developing quartz glass storage.

Silica is a mineral made up of the elements silicon and oxygen and it is found under the ground in the form of quartz crystals, rocks and sand.

GREENFIELDBOYCE: But compared to granite or marble, quartz contains a lot more of the mineral silica. Silica dust can fly into the air when a slab of raw countertop material gets cut to order, and ...

Sio Silica Corporation to Go Public via Business Combination With Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp., Accelerating Mission to Disrupt the Market for High-Purity Quartz Silica, a Critical Mineral in the ...

Pro Battery-powered robot crabs, 4TB glass discs and Hololens tech: A deep dive into Project Silica reveals how Microsoft doesn't want petabyte capacity quartz disks just yet ...