When humans choose to venture out farther into space, they may consider bringing the tiniest of creatures along for the ride. A recent experiment found that microbes’ ability to extract precious ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. — After three years of research, two South Dakota Mines professors have developed a sustainable method to extract rare earth elements from discarded coal mine waste, possibly creating ...

As nations posture over access to rare earth deposits, scientists say these coveted materials are hiding in plain sight – and can be harvested without any conventional mining at all. In a lab in ...

Rare earth elements are vital to new technologies and industry but hard to obtain. A new project led by UC Davis and funded by a grant from ARPA-E aims to develop acid-tolerant bacteria that can ...

Israel Gomez, plant manager at ReElement’s Noblesville facility, shows how the company processes elements like lithium, germanium, gadolinium, antimony and yttrium for reuse from recycled materials.

Seventeen elements of the periodic table have taken on outsize importance because of their use in smartphones, electric vehicles, medical devices, and other technologies. They’re valued for their ...

Indiana leaders gathered this week to consider how the state could mine its ample coal waste for the rare earth elements key to modern technology – in a bid to boost domestic production and break ...

Indiana leaders gathered Thursday to consider how the state could mine its ample coal waste for the rare earth elements key to modern technology — in a bid to boost domestic production and break China ...

A rendering of the team’s artificial channels. These nanoscale structures mimic the selective ion transport of natural membrane proteins, acting as precise gatekeepers that allow specific rare earth ...