Though it might seem like science fiction, scientists are working to build nanoscale molecular machines that can be designed for myriad applications, such as "smart" medicines and materials. But like ...

A team of researchers including Rice University's James Tour and Shichen Xu has developed an ultrafast, one-step method to recover rare earth elements (REEs) from discarded magnets using an innovative ...

Atomic imaging shows graphene nanoribbons retain atomic structure and adjustable electronic alignment after transfer to graphene, offering a clear route toward stable, reproducible nanoelectronic ...

During its years producing plutonium for nuclear weapons, Hanford dumped effluent directly into the Columbia River and into ineffective containment ponds, polluting the surrounding groundwater and ...

Conventional rare earth recycling is energy-intensive and generates toxic waste. The new approach uses flash Joule heating (FJH), which rapidly raises material temperatures to thousands of degrees in ...

A simple one-step process recovers more than 90% of rare earth elements (REEs) from magnets ( Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2025, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2507819122).

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In two recent studies, researchers at the US Department of Energy (DoE)’s Argonne National Laboratory used X-ray diffraction and electron ...