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Engineering bacteria to be tiny miners
24, Nov 2025

Engineering bacteria to be tiny miners

A Centre researcher is part of an ambitious international project that could revolutionise the way we extract the precious metals used in smartphones, electric vehicles, and wind turbines. A team...

Australian Scientists Develop Groundbreaking Biosensor for Rare Earth Element Detection
30, Jan 2025

Australian Scientists Develop Groundbreaking Biosensor for Rare Earth Element Detection

Australian synthetic biologists have developed a prototype for an innovative biosensor that can detect rare earth elements and be modified for a range of other applications. Lanthanides (Lns) are elements...