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 ...

The government has decided to ease restrictions on public sector participation in overseas resource development, in a bid to strengthen supply chains for rare earths and other critical minerals after ...

At a time when the consumption of fly ash in the construction industry is increasing, much to the relief of scientists and environmental activists, who were concerned about its improper disposal by ...

Abstract: We present a simple and general theory of compressive sensing (CS) that relies on elements of the sensing matrix rather than on the number of measurements. We prove the exact recovery using ...

IBJ photo/Chad Williams Israel Gomez, plant manager at ReElement’s Noblesville facility, shows how the company processes elements like lithium, germanium, gadolinium, antimony and yttrium for reuse ...

A new federally funded research project at UC Davis endeavors to extract valuable components for magnets, lasers and other modern technologies from an unlikely source: acidic wastewater from mines and ...

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 ...

They’re gorgeous, dazzling, passionately pursued, and worth billions. No, not Hollywood starlets and hunks and the stars of K-Pop. Well, OK, yes – they are gorgeous, dazzling, passionately pursued, ...

BRUSSELS, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The EU executive will unveil next week measures to cut the bloc's over-reliance on China for critical raw materials as Europe seeks to keep up with fierce global ...