QUT researchers created a biosensor using engineered proteins to detect and extract rare earth elements, offering a potential ...

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.

What looks like a simple scientific testing kit could give Australia an edge in the multi-billion-dollar race to discover ...

QUT synthetic biologists have developed a prototype for an innovative biosensor that can detect rare earth elements and be ...

Backed by the European Union, their project seeks to harvest lanthanides, vital components in technology from batteries to medical equipment, from the depths of nuclear waste. "Our goal is to engineer ...

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

In addition to Germany, the partners are France, Sweden and Romania. What is supposed to be recycled are lanthanides, a group of chemical elements which include some rare earths. They are widely ...

You may not be aware that some of the most challenging elements to extract from the earth are used in many everyday items From the smartphone you may be reading this article on to the plane you take o ...

Researchers from Queensland University of Technology developed a prototype biosensor that can detect rare earth ...

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 ...

QUT 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.

What looks like a simple scientific testing kit could give Australia an edge in the multi-billion-dollar race to discover ...