🌎 The Urgent Mission: Solving a Critical Mineral Shortage The research is driven by a critical economic and geopolitical need. Rare Earth Elements (REEs) are essential for green technologies like wind turbines and electric vehicles, but their supply chains are at risk. The team's mission is to solve a fundamental geological mystery: why do some alkaline rock formations hold vast deposits of REEs while other, seemingly identical formations nearby are barren? Answering this co