They're in the headlines every week—critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and the rare earth elements ...

Many modern devices—from cellphones and computers to electric vehicles and wind turbines—rely on strong magnets made from ...

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 ...

During his visit to Berlin, Chinese foreign minister says export of rare earth elements ‘were not, are not, and will not be a ...

U.S. coal ash reserves could provide a domestic source of rare earth elements, potentially reducing reliance on Chinese ...

A research team led by Dr. Miloslav Polášek at IOCB Prague has developed a new method of separating the rare earth elements, ...

The Chinese government is offering a ‘fast track’ approval process to European companies for rare earth elements used in ...

They are in your phone and your car, yet most people have never heard of them. As demand for clean energy and high-tech gadgets soars, rare earth elements have become more indispensable ...

Rare-earth oxides, clockwise from top center: praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, and gadolinium. Rare earth elements are required for key components of cellphones, televisions ...

Rare earth elements—critical to electric vehicles, defense systems, and advanced electronics—are once again at the center of ...

While China has a near monopoly on rare earth element processing and refining, it has quietly become reliant on raw materials ...