Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a chemical "chameleon" that could improve ...

Promethium is what is known as a “lanthanide” or “rare-earth metal.” This metal is one of 15 elements that occupy the lower portion of the periodic table and carry the atomic numbers 57 ...

In a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge ...

Scientists have discovered a ligand that adapts to its environment, improving the purification of rare-earth metals. This ...

Conceptual art shown here depicts a ligand adapting to its environment. ORNL scientists have discovered a compound that ...

Proving a hypothesis can be exciting, but witnessing something that has never been seen before elevates that discovery into ...

The China Rare Earth Group's breakthrough in mine exploration in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan province, where ...

Researchers have developed a perovskite solar cell with a UV-protective checkerboard design, boosting efficiency and ...

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) show promise as a way to trap toxic molecules and mitigate their harmful effects. In this ...

Gadolinium is an invaluable contrast agent in MRI that has various important benefits in radiology. Its unique magnetic properties ...

REF Among these critical minerals are the rare earth elements that are largely contained in the Lanthanide series of elements. These elements are considered rare because of how diffuse they are ...

Lanthanide (Ln3+)-doped photon avalanche (PA) upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) can be applied in super-resolution bioimaging, miniaturized lasers, single-molecule tracking and quantum optics.