To help reduce the United States’ reliance on foreign sources of critical materials, the U.S. Department of Energy is investing $17 million into 14 projects focused on strengthening the domestic supply chain through safe, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions. Among the selected projects is a collaboration led by Texas A&M University researchers who are developing a new way to pull rare earth elements out of old electronics like tablets, phones and circuit boards.

A new pilot study from the University of California, Davis published in the Journal of Dairy Science, demonstrates that simple acidification treatment with citric acid offers an effective, accessible, and easy-to-use alternative to pasteurization to ensure the safety of raw waste milk on farms for both the staff disposing of it and calves consuming it.