Rare earth elements (REEs) are pivotal in many modern technologies, ranging from renewable energy systems to advanced electronics, owing to their unique optical, magnetic, and electronic properties.

Recent advancements in the use of sulfated yeast for adsorbing heavy metal ions have demonstrated remarkable capacity and selectivity, particularly for rare earth elements. A study published on ...

China has dominated global rare earth metals production for the past three decades, accounting for over two-thirds of global production in 2023. The U.S. has significantly increased its rare earth ...

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Can the rest of the world challenge Beijing’s dominance of high-performance magnets by developing new mining projects?

A variety of modern technologies, including permanent magnets that have been used in everything from earbuds to wind turbines, rely on rare earth elements. While the metals aren't actually especially ...

ETH doctoral student Marie Perrin presents the new recycling approach. In her left hand, she is holding the raw material in the form of a fluorescent lamp and, in her right, the yellow reagent that ...

The Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine & Processing Facility in the United States in 2022 Credit: photo by Tmy350 / CC BY-SA 4.0 Rare earth elements are a key ingredient in electric vehicle batteries, ...

China has recently taken a major move toward asserting its dominance over the global rare earth supply chain by imposing a sweeping ban on importing critical rare earth technologies. The move, ...

On Jan. 12, the Stanford Energy Seminar examined how new materials science research, including advanced characterization and AI tools, could help decarbonize metals production across the global supply ...

Some of the most coveted metals on the planet are not just expensive, they are almost unimaginably scarce in Earth's crust ...