Eco-friendly rare earth element separation: A bioinspired solution to an industry challenge
From smartphones to wind turbines, rare earth elements (REEs) are an essential part of the hardware in many advanced ...
Why Ukraine’s minerals are so special – and why Trump wants them so much
Ukraine also has Europe’s largest uranium reserves, crucial for nuclear power and weapons. It boasts significant deposits of ...
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What’s so special about Ukraine’s minerals? A geologist explains
Ukraines minerals have become central to global geopolitics, with the US president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with ...
US-Ukraine deal highlights Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals, but extracting them isn’t so simple
Manganese is an essential element in steelmaking and batteries. Ukraine is estimated to have the largest total reserves in the world at 2.4 billion tons. However, the deposits are of fairly low grade ...
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Rock strength shapes the evolution of Earth's landscapes
New research reveals how rock strength plays a crucial role in erosion, shaping landscapes over millions of years.
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Where should we look for new metals that are critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the way
First, the clinopyroxenes in the non-mineralised volcanic suite contain a lot of rare earth elements. This tells us that for most rocks in the volcanic suite, critical metals were “locked up ...
Giant glaciers pulverized Earth's ancient rocks, setting the stage for complex life
Imagine floating in space, gazing on a frozen white orb. The ball hangs in the void, lonely and gleaming in the light from ...