Those misfit elements include rare earth minerals – crucial to smartphones, the energy transition and military applications – that are at the center of international trade tensions.

An ash landfill in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Recent research by The University of Texas at Austin tallied up the potential rare earth elements that could be extracted from coal ash around the country ...

Eugene Gholz analyzes the economic and security consequences of China's central position in the global rare-earths market. He discusses the evolution of the rare-earths market, which is critical ...

Rare earth elements (REEs) are crucial for advanced technologies but are challenging to separate due to their chemical similarities. Current methods are inefficient and environmentally harmful.

Rare earth elements have become a cornerstone of much modern technology, granting nations with abundant reserves and advanced processing capabilities considerable financial, political and military ...

The best competitive Elements to duel with. Image via Ninja Time Earth Element barely eeks its way onto the A-tier thanks to the high amount of defense and health it provides. Besides being the ...

Mar. 5, 2025 — Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of different tropical forest canopies with new and surprising results ...

The occupied territory includes a significant portion of Ukraine's mineral reserves, including highly sought-after rare earth elements used in defense, aerospace, technology and energy production.