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New, environmentally friendly method to extract and separate rare earth elements

A new method improves the extraction and separation of rare earth elements, which are critical for technologies such as smart phones and electric car batteries, from unconventional sources, such as industrial and electronic wastes.

October 8, 2021

Earth and Environment

Coral microbiome is key to surviving climate change, new study finds

Realistic 3D visualization for Eastham, Mass. along the Cape Cod National Seashore using Advanced Circulation (ADCIRC) modeling results of the March 2018 Nor'easter with 1.0 m sea level rise.

Penn State partners on project to help protect coastal communities

USDA grant supports Penn State research on mushroom industry automation

Small but mighty: Microgreens go from trendy vegetables to functional food

venn diagram with Cllimate on the left, Health on the right and Energy Future: Renewable electricity Electric vehicle Biofuel in the intersection.

Mitigating carbon may have unintended consequences

Male giraffes are more socially connected than females

Ride-hailing services may not always increase traffic congestion, study finds

woman walks on median surrounded by flooding after Hurricane Ida

$2 million grant awarded for climate-adaptive infrastructure design

A group of 27 students and one professor pose in front of a mountain range while holding a Penn State flag.

Collaborative climate project provides research opportunities to undergrads

Map of U.S. showing most of the country with 50% or more embracing lowering carbon emissions. Most of the midwest and upper midwest have far less buy in

State-driven emissions controls only slightly more expensive

Software tool that finds spots for water-quality devices will work in Northeast

Urban stormwater study finds little difference between managed, unmanaged flows

Geoscientist to investigate Earth's deep water cycle with $640K NSF CAREER grant

Researchers address need for bridges in remote Alaska as climate warms

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New, environmentally friendly method to extract and separate rare earth elements

Earth and Environment

Coral microbiome is key to surviving climate change, new study finds

Penn State partners on project to help protect coastal communities

USDA grant supports Penn State research on mushroom industry automation

Small but mighty: Microgreens go from trendy vegetables to functional food

Mitigating carbon may have unintended consequences

Male giraffes are more socially connected than females

Ride-hailing services may not always increase traffic congestion, study finds

$2 million grant awarded for climate-adaptive infrastructure design

Collaborative climate project provides research opportunities to undergrads

State-driven emissions controls only slightly more expensive

Software tool that finds spots for water-quality devices will work in Northeast

Urban stormwater study finds little difference between managed, unmanaged flows

Geoscientist to investigate Earth's deep water cycle with $640K NSF CAREER grant

Researchers address need for bridges in remote Alaska as climate warms

Past fires may hold key to reducing severity of future wildfires in western US

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