CMI Project 3.1.2 Biological separation of energy-critical rare earth elements News

LLNL: Inspired by nature, proteins pick out mission-critical metals

CMI research at CMI Team members Penn State and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory created the technology that has now been licensed to CMI Team member Alta Technologies.

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Iowa State University: A better way to (re)harvest rare-earth metals

At CMI Team member Iowa State University, a researcher works on a better way to re(harvest) rare earth metals

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Nature: Microbial miners take on rare-earth metals

Nature story describes using microbes for rare earth separations, including CMI research with Team members Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Penn State.