Chemists at Penn have identified a new approach for purifying rare earth metals, crucial components of technology that require environmentally-damaging mining procedures. Seventy-five of the... Read more
A shortage of a rare mineral could spur global market instabilities, according to a new analysis of international commodity trade networks. Shortages of natural resources–minerals such... Read more
In a new paper, a team of Yale researchers assesses the “criticality” of all 62 metals on the Periodic Table of Elements, providing key insights into which materials might become more diffic... Read more
Numerous metallic elements are regarded as “critical”: on one hand, they play an ever more important role in so-called future technologies and on the other, there is a high risk... Read more
REVT members demonstrated electric motors or generators that eliminate rare earth metals. This approach produces significantly greater power and torque at a given size and weight than tradi... Read more
With Arctic ice melting at record pace, the world’s superpowers are increasingly jockeying for political influence and economic position in outposts like this one, previously regarded as bar... Read more
More results of the global rare earth mineral situation . . . ᔥ Bookmark this page for “rare earth metals recycling” and check back regularly as these articles update on a... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Japanese researchers have used nanotechnology to develop a process which resembles something out of a 16th Century alchemy textbook. Although not producing gold, as was t... Read more