Bacterium from oak trees could help process rare earth elements
Newscientist - Wed 31 May 23A 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 23Nature, 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 23The 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 23Rare 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 23A protein mines, sorts rare earths better than humans, paving way for green tech, Eurekalert - Wed 31 May 23
Bacteria Are Better At Mining Rare Earth Elements Than We Are
IFLScience - Fri 2 Jun 23 Protein Mines, Sorts Rare Earths Better Than Humans for Green Tech, Mirage News - Wed 31 May 23Protein Outperforms Humans in Rare Earth Mining for Eco-Tech, Mirage News - Wed 31 May 23