N.C. State: How Technique Will Help Us Mine Rare-Earth Metals - With Plants
April 16, 2026
April 16, 2026
RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 16 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:
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How a New Technique Will Help Us Mine Rare-Earth Metals...With Plants
Researchers have developed a technique for detecting and measuring the concentration of many rare-earth elements in plants, without destroying the plant. The technique can be used to optimize "plant mining" efforts, in which plants take up and concentrate these . . .
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How a New Technique Will Help Us Mine Rare-Earth Metals...With Plants
Researchers have developed a technique for detecting and measuring the concentration of many rare-earth elements in plants, without destroying the plant. The technique can be used to optimize "plant mining" efforts, in which plants take up and concentrate these . . .