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 ...

Rare earth metals form from magmatic interactions within the Earth’s crust, so studying certain minerals formed from ancient volcanoes can help us understand where to mine them. A new study looking at ...

Andrew Iams saw something strange while looking through his electron microscope. He was examining a sliver of a new aluminum alloy at the atomic scale, searching for the key to its strength, when he ...

Rare-earth calcium oxyborate crystals have emerged as promising materials in the realm of piezoelectric applications due to their robust performance under harsh conditions. The intrinsic properties of ...

When Ren Boissevain is not turning motorists’ heads in the bumpy-surfaced car he calls his rockmobile or guiding tourists through the cave beneath his shop, he can usually be found down some South ...

Electron microscope image of the aluminum alloy from the study. The light gray areas are sections of traditional crystals within the aluminum alloy, while the black dots are sections where NIST found ...