Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Protein-Screening Platform Accelerates Rare-Earth Separation for U.S. Supply Chain
April 23, 2026
April 23, 2026
LIVERMORE, California, April 23 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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New protein-screening platform accelerates rare-earth separation for U.S. supply chain
To ensure a robust domestic supply chain in the U.S., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists are using bacterial proteins to separate the rare-earth elements that are ubiquitous in magnets, batteries and electr . . .
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New protein-screening platform accelerates rare-earth separation for U.S. supply chain
To ensure a robust domestic supply chain in the U.S., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists are using bacterial proteins to separate the rare-earth elements that are ubiquitous in magnets, batteries and electr . . .