Chinese team extracts uranium from seawater faster
By The BriefBrief
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Qingdao say they extracted uranium from seawater at up to eight times the US Department of Energy target rate. They used a material called PhosCage, a sponge-like molecular structure with phosphate groups that trap uranium.
WHO:Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers (Qingdao team)
WHAT:Extracted uranium from seawater using PhosCage, reporting up to eight times the US DOE target rate.
WHEN:Reported Sep 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
WHERE:Qingdao, China
WHY:The team reported a method to capture uranium from seawater using phosphate-based chemical traps in PhosCage.
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