Pay dirt: Why rare earth metals matter to tech (FAQ)
A topic most people once considered as boring as dirt--rare earth minerals--has fast become a matter of international…
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Germany passes policy to secure rare earths
Germany's government has passed a strategy aimed at helping the export-driven nation secure enough of the exotic metals…
China ‘Rare-Earths’ Stranglehold Weakened by Japan Recycling
As Deng Tsiao-Ping observed before his death, rare earth metals — which are crucial to producing all manner…
Japan Recycles Minerals from Used Electronics
Two decades after global competition drove the mines in this corner of Japan to extinction, Kosaka is again…
Urban Mining’s Hidden Find: Phosphorus
Are we running out of naturally occurring phosphorus, or do we just have to untap a potentially hidden…