A protein mines, sorts rare earths better than humans, paving way for green tech

ScienceDaily
May 31, 2023, 7:01 pm105 pts
Rare 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 the Earth's crust and from one another. Scientists have discovered a new mechanism by which bacteria can select between…

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