From smartphones to wind turbines, rare earth elements (REEs) are an essential part of the hardware in many advanced technologies. These elements, which include the lanthanides along with scandium and ...

The extraction technology was developed at the Ames National Laboratory on the Iowa State University campus through its ...

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, ...

A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals, according to new research ...

Materials that are essential for the transition to a sustainable society are currently being extracted using methods that are far from sustainable or environment-friendly. Magnets based on REE are ...

FRESNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ERI, the nation’s leading material resource recovery, ITAD, mobility and data destruction/processing provider and largest recycler ...

Seventeen elements of the periodic table have taken on outsize importance because of their use in smartphones, electric vehicles, medical devices, and other technologies. They’re valued for their ...