Trash into Treasure: ISU Researchers Developing Polymers to Extract Rare Earth Elements From Waste
October 05, 2026
October 05, 2026
POCATELLO, Idaho, Oct. 5 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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Trash into Treasure: ISU Researchers Developing Polymers to Extract Rare Earth Elements From Waste
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Rare earth elements are a group of 17 elements used to produce everything from smartphones and consumer electronics to wind turbines, electric vehicles, and more. Found in relative abundance despite the misnomer of a name-one rare earth, cerium, is more abundant . . .
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Trash into Treasure: ISU Researchers Developing Polymers to Extract Rare Earth Elements From Waste
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Rare earth elements are a group of 17 elements used to produce everything from smartphones and consumer electronics to wind turbines, electric vehicles, and more. Found in relative abundance despite the misnomer of a name-one rare earth, cerium, is more abundant . . .