Rice University Engineers Develop Porous Membrane to Extract Rare Earths From Waste

By Muskan Bhatia · Interesting Engineering · 2026-10-23

According to reporting from Interesting Engineering, a research team at Rice University has engineered a sponge-like material capable of filtering neodymium, gadolinium, and dysprosium from industrial wastewater. This method utilizes metal-organic frameworks modified with specifi

According to reporting from Interesting Engineering, a research team at Rice University has engineered a sponge-like material capable of filtering neodymium, gadolinium, and dysprosium from industrial wastewater. This method utilizes metal-organic frameworks modified with specifi