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Fast Separation of Rare Earth Elements Using Gas Thermochromatography
The Problem:The rare earth element market is heavily controlled by China, but to reduce reliance on China for these materials, more efficient extraction techniques are needed. However, conventional solution-phase techniques used to separate rare earth elements are generally slow and costly and require extensive sample preparation.The Solution:Researchers... (read more) -
Portable Radiation Detector
The Problem: Nuclear security has grown increasingly important given concerns about the potential availability of such materials to terrorist groups. To safeguard the public against the misuse of radioactive materials, detection devices that are capable of thwarting such attacks must be further refined, developed, and implemented. Most current systems... (read more)