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Separation of Rare Earth Elements and Nickel Harnessing Electrochemistry and Reactive CO2 Capture and Mineralization

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04632C, Communication
Open Access
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Akanksha Srivastava, Prarabdh Jain, Greeshma Gadikota, Prince Ochonma, Christopher Noe, Tianhe Yin
The aim is to probe the chemical mechanisms underlying the use of multifunctional solvents to simultaneously capture and convert CO2 into insoluble Rare Earth Element (REE)-carbonates, while forming soluble complexes...
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Camp night on World Earth Day

A night of camping, food, music and a photo exhibition to celebrate Nature in Hyderabad




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Flux growth and characterization of gallium-rare earth borates

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26,2180-2189
DOI: 10.1039/D3CE01269G, Paper
Victor V. Maltsev, Elizaveta V. Koporulina, Elena A. Volkova, Diana D. Mitina, Anna I. Jiliaeva, Vladimir L. Kosorukov, Alexey E. Afanasev, Daniil A. Naprasnikov
YGa3(BO3)4 single crystals were grown from a K2Mo3O10-based flux, and also RGa3(BO3)4 (R = Y, Pr–Yb) spontaneous crystals (RGB) were obtained by a high-temperature flux growth technique from a complex R2O3–Bi2O3–B2O3–Ga2O3 solvent.
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Rare earth elements and critical minerals will be next geopolitical battleground: Survey

Shift to clean energy will boost demand




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Researchers enhance earthquake forecast validity




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How I built my earthin24 twitter bot

At work my team have recently taken over a golang app. To learn a new language I like to build something that keeps my interest and by the nature of exploring something of interest you tend to cover way more surface area of a language this way. 🌏 12pm 25th August – 12pm 26th August … Continue reading "How I built my earthin24 twitter bot"




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An earth mosaic

So a while back I created a twitter bot @earthin24 that generates a video of earth, as seen from himawari8 satellite, every day. To see the year out I wanted to create a combined video into a mosaic. 🌏 Earth mosaic of all days captured so far for 2017 in 4k pic.twitter.com/VGf5qUct1M — Earth (@earthin24) … Continue reading "An earth mosaic"




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Manjari's earthy narrative

The dancer delineated the theme skilfully.




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The biomimicry revolution : learning from nature how to inhabit the earth / Henry Dicks.

New York : Columbia University Press, [2023]




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A crack in the edge of the world : the great American earthquake of 1906 / Simon Winchester.

London : Viking, 2005.




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Architect Explains How Homes Could be 3D Printed on Mars and Earth

To live on Mars humans may have to rely on robotically 3D printed homes like the structures designed by AI SpaceFactory. WIRED's Arielle Pardes talks with AI SpaceFactory CEO and architect David Mallot about how this new technology works and could be used here on Earth as well.




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Why Scientists and Artists Want The Blackest Substances on Earth

Artists and scientists are searching for ever more light-absorbing materials. To find out what's behind the quest for ultra-blacks, WIRED's Arielle Pardes talked with artist Stuart Semple and physicist John Lehman about these amazing materials.




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How Doctors on Earth Treated a Blood Clot in Space

Let’s say you’re on an interplanetary mission to Mars, millions of miles from the nearest hospital, and something in your body goes awry. Say, a routine body scan reveals a potentially life-threatening blood clot. What on Earth, or in space I guess, do you do? Well now we have the answer to that question.




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WIRED25 2020: Drs. Isla Myers-Smith, Deonie Allen, and Steve Allen on Climate Change and Saving Our Earth

Microplastics, Arctic sea ice, and our changing climate: Dr. Deonie Allen, Dr. Steve Allen, and Dr. Isla Myers-Smith joined WIRED25 to discuss the challenges our Earth faces, and what we can do about it.




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RE:WIRED GREEN 2022: A Walk Along Earth’s Timeline

Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara takes us on a visual journey along Earth’s timeline to discuss the fragile history of life.




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RE:WIRED GREEN 2022: How Much “Earth” Do You Take Up?

WIRED science writer Matt Simon guides us through several conversations focused on actionable solutions to problems in our communities, speaking first with Global Footprint Network chief science officer David Lin and president Mathis Wackernagel, who lead attendees through a “choose your own adventure” activity where everyone evaluates how much "Earth" they take up and what the impact of continued growth will be on our society.




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Tech Support - Climate Scientist Answers Earth Questions From Twitter

Climate scientist Dr. Peter Kalmus answers the internet's burning questions about our planet. Are there any other planets we can live on yet? Why is the coral reef dying? How does the carbon cycle work? How much longer until Florida is underwater? Dr. Kalmus answers all these questions and much more. Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: Tim Travitz Editor(s): Joshua Pullar Internal, External, or Celebrity Talent (e.g. Host, Guest, Expert, Correspondent): Expert: Dr. Peter Kalmus Producer (e.g. Senior, Creative, Coordinating; main lead): Lisandro Perez-Rey Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas Production Manager: Eric Martinez Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila Camera Operator(s): Martin Brown Sound: Miles Travitz Production Assistant(s): Demetria "DD" Hockaday Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Assistant Editor: Billy Ward




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Accurate determination of ultra-trace rare earth elements by LA-ICP-MS/MS and its application to cassiterite for effective elimination of Gd and Tb false positive anomalies

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4JA00271G, Paper
Ming Yang, Wu Wei, Yue-Heng Yang, Rolf L. Romer, Shi-Tou Wu, Tao Wu, Li-Feng Zhong
This study reports a new method for in situ determination of ultra-low REE contents in cassiterite by LA-ICP-MS/MS with an O2 and mass-shift detection strategy to avoid Gd and Tb anomalies.
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Earthquake 2,500 years ago possibly altered Ganga River’s course, study says

The study, published in Nature Communications, marks the first confirmed instance of an earthquake driving avulsion in deltas, particularly for a river as immense as the Ganga. 




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Explore corals at Havelock island with CGH Earth’s latest property, Tilar Siro

We check into an eco resort set on one of the largest islands in the Andaman chain, famed for its white sand beaches, spectacular sunsets and vibrant marine life. We check into the eco friendly resort to explore Havelock island




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Tuning the performance of PSCs using rare-earth elements

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TC03798G, Review Article
Sajid Sajid, Salem Alzahmi, Nouar Tabet, Mohammad Y. Al-Haik, Mahmoud Abdel-Hafiez, Yousef Haik, Ihab M. Obaidat
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are emerging and promising alternatives to the market-leading solar cells due to their high performance, low fabrication cost, and versatile material modification.
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International Migration Responses to Natural Disasters: Evidence from Modern Europe's Deadliest Earthquake [electronic journal].

National Bureau of Economic Research




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How the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Shaped Economic Activity in the American West [electronic journal].

National Bureau of Economic Research




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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in terrestrial extreme environments: implications for life detection beyond Earth

Nat. Prod. Rep., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NP00037D, Review Article
Open Access
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Claire A. Batty, Victoria K. Pearson, Karen Olsson-Francis, Geraint Morgan
This review highlights how discovering and analysing VOCs in extreme environments on Earth can help identify biosignatures and unravel complex patterns in metabolic data that could help identify life on other planetary bodies.
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sp2–sp cross-carbanion coupling at a rare-earth center leading to the formation of carbon–carbon double bonds

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2312-2318
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00178H, Research Article
Zhengqi Chai, Ze-Jie Lv, Wei Liu, Jinxiao Yang, Junnian Wei, Wen-Xiong Zhang
The reaction of rare-earth azametallacyclopentadienes with terminal alkynes provides rare-earth metallacycles with cumulated double bonds in three steps: alkynyl C–H bond activation, sp2–sp cross-carbanion coupling and subsequent isomerization.
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New Ultraviolet Transparent Rare-Earth Borates with Enhanced Birefringence Induced by Cation Chemical Substitution

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QI00840E, Research Article
Guanglian Sun, xiaofang Qi, Hongping Wu, Zhanggui Hu, Jiyang Wang, Yicheng Wu
Birefringence determined by optical anisotropy is one of the most pivotal and fundamental performance of optical materials. However, optimizing the birefringence remains a significant challenge. Herein, a simple and effective...
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The photo-isomerization of the cyclononatetraenyl ligand and related rare earth complexes

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04767B, Edge Article
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Lucie Pedussaut, Nolwenn Mahieu, Camille Chartier, Thayalan Rajeshkumar, Maxime Tricoire, Iskander Douair, Nicolas Casaretto, Laurent Maron, Grégory Danoun, Grégory Nocton
Reversible light isomerization in organometallic complexes of lanthanides: the low-energy wavelengths favor the cis isomer, and the high-energy wavelengths favor the trans isomer.
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Rare-earth metal complexes bearing electrophilic and nucleophilic carbon centres and their unique reactivity patterns towards pyridine derivatives

Chem. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC04197F, Edge Article
Open Access
weikang Wu, Thayalan Rajeshkumar, Shan Zhu, Fuxiang Chai, Dongjing Hong, ZeMing Huang, Qingbing Yuan, Laurent Maron, Shaowu Wang
The rare-earth metal dialkyl complexes (κ2-L1)RE(CH2SiMe3)2(THF)2 [RE = Lu(1a), Yb(1b), Er(1c), Y(1d), Dy(1e)] (L1 = 1-(2-N-C5H10NCH2CH2)-3-(2,6-iPr2C6H3N=CH)-C8H4N) and the rare-earth metal monoalkyl complexes (κ2-L1)2RE(CH2SiMe3)(THF)n [n = 0, RE = Lu(2a), Yb(2b);...
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Two strong earthquakes jolt Cuba




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Earth as shelter

Traditionally, people built walls by placing mud mixed with jaggery, grass and such local additives, but today we have scientifically evolved mix with cement and quarry dust.




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Rammed earth on the roof

There is no dearth of ideas in construction, only of implementation, says Sathya Prakash Varanashi




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GalaxEye: A multi-sensor peek at earth from outer space

Startup sets out to fill a crucial gap in satellite imagery for real-world applications




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Recent advances in asymmetric synthesis of chiral benzoheterocycles via Earth-abundant metal catalysis

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6534-6557
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01686F, Review Article
Jinhui Cai, Wenting Zhang, Usman Muhammad, Weishuang Li, Yanjun Xie
This review mainly focus on the assembly of chiral benzoheterocycles, such as dihydrobenzofurans, chromans, indolines, tetrahydroquinolines, etc., via Earth-abundant metal-catalyzed (Cu, Fe, Ni, and Ti) asymmetric synthesis in the last few decades.
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₹4.8 crore loan fraud scheme unearthed at SBI Sanathnagar, eight more arrested




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Transient crystallisation of rare earth carbonates during the hydrothermal oxidation of siderite

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,35305-35322
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA05212A, Paper
Open Access
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Maddin M., Rateau R., Szucs A. M., Terribili L., Rodriguez-Blanco J. D.
The researchers investigated the interaction between multi-component rare earth element-bearing aqueous solutions and siderite grains under hydrothermal conditions.
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Tamil Nadu’s mineral exploration projects for gold, rare-earth elements approved

The state has seen an increase in mineral revenue, with plans to explore new deposits through agencies like the Geological Survey of India. 



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Tsunami hits New Zealand coast after powerful earthquake

The ambulance service said it did not receive any reports of quake-related injuries.




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Ancient meteorite was 'giant fertiliser bomb' for life on earth

The meteorite would have delivered a large amount of phosphorous, a nutrient for microbes crucial for the molecules central to storing and conveying genetic information.




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New research shows most space rocks crashing into earth come from a single source

Scientists know that while some of these meteorites come from the Moon and Mars, the majority come from asteroid.




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Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a space station mission that lasted almost eight months




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Earth ethics and human health

Rising technology and industrial growth have distanced us from Nature, and it is high time we reconnected with it for our own well being.




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Sunita Williams Bids Adieu To Boeing's Starliner; Spacecraft Left Space Station For Earth

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has left the International Space Station (ISS) and is on its way back to Earth. 




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Indian Space Startup Pixxel Bags NASA Contract To Support Earth Science Research

The satellites can help detect, monitor, and predict critical global phenomena across agriculture, oil and gas, mining, environment, and other sectors in up to 50 times richer detail. 




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Explained: Why Earth Vibrated For 9 Days Continuously In 2023? Know About Greenland Landslide Mega Tsunami

Due to climate change and rising global temperatures, the glaciers had been gradually thinning. When the glacier finally gave way, it sent a colossal amount of debris tumbling into the fjord, displacing enough material to fill around 10,000 Olympic-sized pools.




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The earthy love story of a goddess

Four years, and 100 shows, Mandya Ramesh’s Chama Chaluve continues to play to a full house. The highly skilled performance in the folk idiom borrows dynamically from several other genres




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The unexplored role of alkali and alkaline earth elements (ALAEs) on the structure, processing, and biological effects of bioactive glasses

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01338C, Review Article
Open Access
Adam Shearer, Matthew Molinaro, Maziar Montazerian, Jessica J. Sly, Marta Miola, Francesco Baino, John C. Mauro
Alkali and alkaline earth elements play a crucial role in the structure, processing, and properties of bioactive glasses, widely used in medical applications since their inception in 1969.
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‘Eight out of every 10 organisations face a dearth of relevant tech talent’ 

With technology-based job roles taking on newer complexities, a growing number of organisations are acknowledging the need to work on their talent base, according to a new study




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Discarded tyres to battle earthquakes

A mixture of crushed pieces of tyres and sand around the foundations can protect buildings during an earthquake, civil engineers say in a special release from the Indian Institute of Science.




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Chemists Celebrate Earth Week spreads awareness about the environment

On its 15th anniversary, ACS outreach program expands to a weeklong celebration




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From coal, a new source of rare earths

U.S. efforts to extract valuable elements from coal waste surge