Humanity Is Desperate for Rare Earth Elements. This Plant Is Growing Them Right Under Our Feet.

A new study analyzed the nanoscale chemistry of the Blechnum orientale fern, which can form tiny crystals of monazite within the cell walls and spaces between cells.
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Rare Earth Element Crystals Found Forming in a Plant For The First Time

Scientists have just discovered an incredible superpower hidden away in the tissues of the fern Blechnum orientale, a plant that can collect and store rare earth elements. The findings could lead to a ...
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Rare Element Resources Provides Rare Earth Demonstration Plant Update

Rare Element Resources Ltd. (the “Company” or “RER”) (OTCQB: REEMF) announces an updated timeline for the commencement of operations of the Company’s rare earth processing and separation demonstration ...
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Rare Element Resources Receives DOE Operations Approval and Additional Funding Commitment for Rare Earth Demonstration Plant in Wyoming

LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rare Element Resources Ltd. (the “Company” or “RER”) (OTCQB: REEMF) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (the “DOE”) Office of Energy ...

China is rubbing its hands together after discovering a ‘beastly fern’ of rare earth minerals: it is the only living plant capable of recovering the minerals

A fern unlike any other naturally accumulates rare earth minerals, offering a potential green solution for sustainable extraction.
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Researchers turn to plants to safely extract rare Earth elements

Rare Earth elements are important for everyday technologies like batteries and solar panels. But extracting them can create toxic waste. Lily Burton of WUNC tells us how researchers are experimenting ...
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What are rare earth elements and why are they important?

STORY: EDITORS NOTE: THIS SCRIPT AND VIDEO HAVE BEEN REFILED DUE TO A U.S.-CHINA TRADE DEAL BEING REACHED WITH A FRAMEWORK TO REMOVE CHINESE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS ON RARE EARTH MINERALS. THE STORY WAS ...
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Rare Element Resources Provides Rare Earth Demonstration Plant Update Following Comprehensive Review

LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rare Element Resources Ltd. (REEMF) is pleased to provide an update on the development progression of the Company’s rare earth processing and separation ...