3+ day, 28+ min ago  (1187+ words) Researchers are improving phytomining — the process of extracting valuable minerals using plants — as part of a national effort to boost the domestic mining of rare earth elements. A recent study showed how spectroscopy can determine optimal harvest times and explored…...

10+ mon, 5+ day ago  (340+ words) The research team determined the binary phase diagrams of over 50 polymer:SMA composites. A binary phase diagram shows how temperature determines whether two materials want to mix or separate. Since the operation of the solar cell critically depends on the…...