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Harnessing Seashells to Extract Metals and Purify Water

14+ hour, 35+ min ago  (362+ words) Rare earth elements (REEs) underpin most modern inventions and high-performance electronics. These 17 metallic elements, colloquially known as "industrial vitamins, run through the bloodstream of many green technologies, including wind turbines and electric vehicle motors. However, the extraction and processing of…...