Scientists at Cornell University have identified a bacteria that can bind to rare earth elements, potentially replacing harmful chemical processing with a more sustainable method called biosorption.
Rare earth elements sustain the Information Age, and securing a supply of these metals has become a matter of national and economic security. They’re ubiquitous in our smart technologies, high ...
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