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Researchers aim to solve the rare earths crisis
Engineers at Northeastern now believe they can solve the puzzle, and have patented a process to accelerate the creation of one such rare earth magnet alternative—a mineral known as...
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Rare Earths: Market Disruption, Innovation, and Global Supply …
Rare-earth elements are fairly abundant in Earth's crust (0.5–66 ppm on average) and thus are not in fact rare compared to elements like gold (0.004 ppm), silver (0.075 ppm), and platinum (0.005 ppm). ... The fourth is magnet-for-magnet substitution, which involves replacing one type of magnet with another magnet type. Other permanent magnets ...
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Rare earths: Australia's next big players
They started replacing hydraulics with little micro motors. So now we have electric seats, electric windows, electric steering, electric brakes, and so forth. "All of them combined would probably have about one kilogram of rare earth magnets in them, and then come forward about 10 years and you're finding transportation fleets are becoming ...
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New approach to 'cosmic magnet' manufacturing could reduce …
A team from the University of Cambridge, working with colleagues from Austria, found a new way to make a possible replacement for rare-earth magnets: tetrataenite, a "cosmic magnet" that takes ...
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Development of USGS Geochemical Reference Materials
Rare earth elements are used in a variety of military and commercial products that are integral parts of our economy. With our current reliance on China for most rare earth element supplies, it is important to determine if domestic resources can supply future demand. Development of Arkansas phosphate reference materials will have two …
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Replacing chemical processing of rare earths with metal-loving …
Rare earth elements power electric cars, wind turbines and smartphones. Retrieving these metals from raw ore requires processing with acids and solvents. Now, Cornell scientists have characterized the genome of Shewanella oneidensis – a metal-loving bacteria with an affinity for rare earth elements – to replace the harsh chemical processing ...
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The treasure trove hidden in discarded computers
The country corners the market because it is the only place in the world with companies that can make rare earth minerals into finished products. More than 70% of rare earth products are exported ...
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The Guardian view on rare earths: mining them can't …
Mining for rare earth minerals generates large volumes of toxic and radioactive material. The transition to climate neutrality cannot mean replacing a reliance on dirty fossil fuels with a ...
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How science could make recycling rare earth elements …
For most of the jobs rare earths do, there are no good substitutes. So to help meet future demand and diversify who controls the supply — and perhaps even make rare earth recovery "greener"...
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What Are Alternatives to Rare Earth Elements?
Iron-Nitride Super Magnets. Iron-nitride is a powerful magnetic material, being theoretically more than twice as strong as rare earth magnets. Built from two of the most common elements on Earth iron and nitrogen, these magnets are also much cheaper than rare earth magnets. These advantages give iron nitride magnets a potent niche, as they …
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A Mysterious Cosmic Metal May Solve The Rare Earths Crisis
Back in 2022, Professor Greer and her team stumbled across a possible answer: tetrataenite, an iron-nickel alloy that contains many of the magnetic properties found in rare earth metals. Until ...
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Critical materials for the energy transition: Rare earth …
Rare earth metallurgy, including separation, metal making, casting and magnet making, are technologically challenging. This poses limits to the entry of new suppliers. DE-RISKING THE SUPPLY CHAIN The majority of REE mining (58% in 2020) and purification (90%), as well as most permanent magnet
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Rare-earth recycling needs market intervention
Given the burgeoning demand for neodymium and other rare earths, we discuss the role of recycling and the need for government intervention in securing a …
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Ceramic Materials Can Replace Rare-Earth Metals in Electronics
Besides electronic components, ceramics are used as a replacement for fasteners and machine cutting tools. According to IDTechEx, the ceramic market is expected to grow to $400 million by 2032. By using ceramics instead of rare-earth metals, countries could reduce reliance on importing rare materials and the amount of mining done globally.
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New sources for rare metals vital in modern technology
Credit: Kathryn Goodenough and Martin Smith. Research led by the Universities of St Andrews and Brighton reveals newly discovered sources for rare earth metals vital in modern technologies such as ...
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Replacing Rare Earths?
Stephen Bilenky. Using high-field electromagnets, scientists explore a promising alternative to the increasingly expensive rare earth element - neodymium - …
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Iron nitride magnets replacing neodymium rare earth magnets?
Iron nitride magnets replacing neodymium rare earth magnets? Iron nitrides are nothing new. Nitriding processes, such as gas nitriding by exposing heated steel to ammonia, have been used for steel finishing for more than a century. For example, the Chevy Volt and Bolt brake rotors use this treatment to help prevent rust.
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Toyota's new magnet won't depend on some key rare-earth minerals
Toyota used a few tricks to reduce its neodymium use. The company says that simply replacing the neodymium in a magnet with lanthanum and cerium results in a sub-par magnet with reduced coercivity ...
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Rare Earth
Depleted by deaths, disagreements and disinterest, Motown's token rock band Rare Earth didn't get an easy ride through the 70s. But what a ride it was. Rare Earth (Image credit: Michael Ochs Archive / Getty Images) Gil Bridges truly is the last of the last of the last. He has endured the deaths of three of his bandmates, the permanent ...
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Rare-Earth NIMBY Activists Help China Dominate the Industry
Rare-earth mineral dependence is unlikely to become an election issue, but it's an issue that will decide Western countries' energy transitions, their digital futures, and their ability to ...
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Geomega to Recycle Rare Earths from USA Rare Earth's …
USA Rare Earth, LLC has an option to earn and acquire an 80% interest in, and is the operator of, the Round Top Heavy Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Project located in Hudspeth County, West ...
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Magnet manufacturing to help reduce Europe's rare earth
Tetrataenite: Replacing rare earth materials. A very promising replacement for rare earth is an iron-nickel alloy called tetrataenite found in meteorites. Tetrataenite develops naturally over millions of years as a meteorite gradually cools.
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Common element combos could replace rare-Earth metals in …
Common element combos could replace rare-Earth metals in electronics. Electronic devices are made possible thanks to a group of elements often referred to as rare-Earth metals, but as the name ...
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Iron Nitrides: Powerful Magnets Without The Rare …
Coupled with the ferromagnetic properties of iron, the result is a strongly magnetizable alloy without the need for rare-earth metals. Crystal structure of α"-Fe 16 N 2. Note how the nitrogen ...
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Metal-loving microbes could replace chemical processing of rare …
FULL STORY. Cornell University scientists have characterized the genome of a metal-loving bacteria with an affinity for rare earth elements. The research paves the way towards replacing the harsh ...
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The myth and reality of alternatives for rare minerals in EV
The bottom line. Accessible alternatives to "critical materials" can make excellent EV batteries, solar cells, and wind turbines. The U.S. Department of Energy aims to eliminate cobalt in electric-car batteries by 2030; industry is doing it far faster. And a billion batteries in old consumer-electronics devices, many thirtyfold richer in cobalt ...
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Behavior and mechanism of low-concentration rare earth ions
The disposal of bulky low-concentration rare earth solutions (usually ≤ 200 mg L−1) is difficult and it can easily lead to the waste of rare earth resources. ... replacing H + (Hu 2008). It was concluded that the carboxylic acids and phenolic hydroxyl groups in the humic acid-like species play a key role in the extraction of rare earth ions.
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New Strategy for Replacing Rare Earths in Magnets Attracts …
Rare earths, though often abundant, are challenging to mine and process, and prices can rise quickly in a short period of time. Given the increasing demand for these elements, European researchers set out to find substitutes that could replace some rare-earth materials and help ensure the continued supply of products people have come to …
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Rare-earth mineral substitutes could defeat Chinese …
Rare-earth elements comprise the 15 lanthanides, spanning atomic numbers 57 to 71, plus scandium and yttrium, which have similar properties. They are particularly …
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Malaysia gives nod for Australian miner Lynas to import, process rare
3 hours agoMalaysia's Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Chang Lin Kang speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Australian miner Lynas Rare Earth has ...
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