A protein mines, sorts rare earths better than humans, paving way for green tech Penn State research story describes work with CMI on using natural proteins to recover rare earth elements from clay and help separate REEs from each other.
Science News: Recycling rare earth elements is hard. Science is trying to make it easier CMI leaders and researchers are featured in several recent articles in Science News. This one of three stories quotes CMI Focus Area Lead for Driving Reuse & Recycling Yoshiko Fujita, Idaho National Laboratory, CMI Focus Area Developing Substitutes Deputy Lead Ikenna Nlebedim at Ames National Laboratory, and CMI Team member TdVib President and CEO Daniel Bina.