Researchers at Pennsylvania University found a way to separate mixtures of rare earth metals by combining a magnetic field with a decrease in temperature, a process that causes metal ions to ...

Eric J. Schelter, assistant professor in the Chemistry Department at the University of Pennsylvania, speaks to AZoM about the recent development of a new way to chemically separate neodymium and ...

The composition of suspicious powders that may contain illicit drugs can be analyzed using a quick and simple method called magneto-Archimedes levitation (MagLev), according to a new study. A team of ...

When chemists need to separate one chiral molecule from a mixture of enantiomers—for instance, when synthesizing potential drug molecules—they often turn to high-performance liquid chromatography ...

Students learn to identify various methods for separating mixtures to define density. Matter: Separation of Mixtures: Students learn to identify various methods for separating mixtures, to define ...