Rare earth elements sustain the Information Age, and securing a supply of these metals has become a matter of national and economic security. They’re ...

Researchers at the University of Texas have developed a new method for extracting rare earth elements, such as lanthanum, using tiny tubes made of proteins. This process is similar to how cells in ...

Ramaco, a mining company, is developing a small coal mine in Wyoming that will extract rare earth elements from the coal it ...

India has approximately 7.23 million tonnes (MT) of Rare Earth Elements Oxide (REO) contained in 13.15 MT monazite (a mineral ...

The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few ...

Materials science might seem very technical, but as a scientific discipline, it has led to many shifts in society over the ...

Several companies under ECMS have flagged concerns over missing incentive-targets for the first year due to shortage of required resources ...

It is an opportunity to build domestic capacity, strike deals with other countries and address dependency in its green energy ...

Beijing’s 91% grip on materials vital to defence and electric vehicles is down to its scale, but also its lead in processing.

The study has been published in Optical Materials. Rare earth elements are used in microelectronics, LEDs, and fluorescent materials because of their ability to emit light in precisely defined colors.

The rare earths sector may seem daunting, as many elements fall under the umbrella, and the 17 rare earth elements (REEs) are as diverse as they are challenging to pronounce.