Australian synthetic biologists have developed a prototype for an innovative biosensor that can detect rare earth elements and be modified for a range of other applications. Lanthanides (Lns) are ...

QUT researchers created a biosensor using engineered proteins to detect and extract rare earth elements, offering a potential solution to growing demand and environmental challenges. QUT synthetic bio ...

The study was published in Angewandte Chemie International. Batteries, electric motors, and electronics use lanthanides (Lns). However, current extraction techniques are costly and harmful to the ...

There are 15 elements missing. On a modern table, these appear at the bottom in a separate, floating row. They are the lanthanides - and we're taking a look at the element that gave its name to the ...

Dr. Alison Altman is using high-pressure chemistry to rewrite the rules of the periodic table—work that just earned her an NSF CAREER Award.

When the rare earth is detected, the colour turns from yellow to deep purple. Source: ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology/Kirill Alexandrov ...

It involves a vial of liquid that changes colour from yellow to dark purple when exposed to lanthanides — chemical elements commonly used in home electronics, batteries, and medical equipment.