![Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers made a molecule that could selectively bind to metals in the middle of the lanthanide series. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers made a molecule that could selectively bind to metals in the middle of the lanthanide series.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/2007-P05930.jpg?itok=3VmmI1ab)
Rare earth elements are metals used in technologies from wind turbines and magnetic resonance imaging agents to industrial catalysts and high-definition televisions.
Rare earth elements are metals used in technologies from wind turbines and magnetic resonance imaging agents to industrial catalysts and high-definition televisions.
Sheng Dai of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been named to a list of the most highly cited researchers in the world.
Less than 1 percent of Earth’s water is drinkable.