The extraction of critical metal ions, particularly lanthanides and actinides, is a topic of considerable importance given their applications in energy production, recycling, and nuclear waste ...

Lanthanides are an essential part of modern life, used in permanent magnets, electronics, and catalysts. But these 15 rare earth elements are chemically very similar, making them difficult to separate ...

In a discovery shaped by more than a decade of steady, incremental effort rather than a dramatic breakthrough, scientists demonstrated that great ideas flourish when paired with patience. (Nanowerk ...