A new breakthrough in science could reshape how rare earth elements are separated, extracted, and reused—something that ...

Rare earth elements are the backbone of advanced technologies, but their extraction and purification are energy-intensive and ...

A more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to extracting rare earth elements that power everything from electric ...

A research team has developed an innovative membrane that mimics biological ion channels to achieve highly selective lithium ...

A more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to extracting rare earth elements that power everything from electric vehicle batteries to smartphones could increase domestic supply and ...

It is shown here that for the cell model of the ion–exchange membrane, the Onsager principle of reciprocity is violated—the ...

From these individual membrane results, a methodology was formulated to select component membranes for BPM fabrication, primarily considering their transport characteristics. Three BPMs were ...

they form a barrier or mediate the selective transport of proteins and compounds, they fuse and divide, they engulf, protect or mediate the degradation of proteins and organelles such as in ...

Desalination plants, a major and growing source of freshwater in dry regions, could produce less harmful waste using electricity and new membranes.