Fungi mining and giant waste piles: How to get rare earths without mining rock

As nations posture over access to rare earth deposits, scientists say these coveted materials are hiding in plain sight – and can be harvested without any conventional mining at all.
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Lasers scan chemicals in 200-year-old Darwin jars without breaking them at 95% accuracy

Lasers are now helping scientists peer inside some of the world’s most fragile scientific ...
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World’s first open-door fire test validates safety of 6.25MWh grid battery

The Chinese energy firm HiTHIUM has completed a landmark safety trial for grid-scale batteries, ...
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Old sport introduced to newcomers while raising money for St. Jude’s

METAMORA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — It’s century’s old sport gaining some new fans in central Illinois. A one-day clinic Sunday introduced the contact sport of Muay Thai to a gym filled with people ages six ...