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Bacterium from oak trees could help process rare earth elements

Newscientist - Wed 31 May 23

A bacterium found in English oak buds can help separate out the rare earth elements used in technologies such as electric cars and wind turbines

Enhanced rare-earth separation with a metal-sensitive lanmodulin dimer

Nature News - Wed 31 May 23

Nature, Published online: 31 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-05945-5A study biochemically and structurally characterizes a lanmodulin from Hansschlegelia quercus with an oligomeric ...

Protein can sort rare earth elements better than current mining practices

Cosmos Magazine - Wed 31 May 23

The device you’re currently reading this story on needs tiny chunks of metals like neodymium and dysprosium to work. So do wind turbines, electric vehicles and lasers. These rare earth ...

A protein mines, sorts rare earths better than humans, paving way for green tech

Phys.org - Wed 31 May 23

Rare earth elements, like neodymium and dysprosium, are a critical component to almost all modern technologies, from smartphones to hard drives, but they are notoriously hard to separate from ...

A protein mines, sorts rare earths better than humans, paving way for green tech, ScienceDaily - Wed 31 May 23
A protein mines, sorts rare earths better than humans, paving way for green tech, Eurekalert - Wed 31 May 23