Researcher’s Curiosity About How Cells Manage Metals Leads to Game-Changing Rare Earth Findings

Joseph Cotruvo, Jr.’s quest to understand how living cells handle metals started with a simple scientific question. But along the way, his work has led to something much bigger: breakthrough techniques for purifying and detecting rare earth elements, advances that hold promise for U.S. supply security and environmental cleanup. The journey began in the lab […]