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NSF backs a diatom-inspired route to the rare earths locked in coal ash
A five-year, $3.3 million project led at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will test whether the biology that builds sea sponge skeletons can break silicon-rich industrial waste apart gently enough to free the minerals inside.
Publishers:sciencedaily.com
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