The Conversation19d
Humanity needs more rare earth elements. Extinct volcanoes could be a rich new source
We found that some rare magma types are surprisingly efficient at concentrating rare earth elements. This is a group of metals with crucial applications in several high-tech industries ...
Scientific American17d
Rare Diagnoses Change People’s Perception of Medical Risk
Those conditions, I reasoned, were rare. How people think about rare events—especially unwelcome ones such as traumatic medical episodes or distressing diagnoses—seems to vary considerably ...
Science Daily20d
Extinct volcanoes a 'rich' source of rare earth elements
A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals, according to new ...
Global News25d
How Saskatchewan is producing rare earth minerals on a global scale
According to the provincial government, Saskatchewan is now the first jurisdiction in North America to produce rare earth metals at a commercial scale. The province said this a major step in ...
Yahoo Finance27d
US Allies Struggle to Break China’s Dominance of Rare Earths
Read: Why Rare Earths Are Achilles’ Heel for U.S., Europe: QuickTake The metals the US and allies are focused on aren’t actually “rare” but seldom exist in high enough concentrations to ...
Mining25d
Saskatchewan processing plant first to produce rare earth metals in North America
The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) announced Wednesday that its rare earth processing facility in Saskatoon produced rare earth metals at a commercial scale this summer – ahead of ...
Plymouth Herald14d
Rare misprinted £2 coin from 2014 worth up to £1,000 - check your change
Brits have been advised to search their wallets and coin jars for a rare misprinted coin that could be worth £1,000. According to coin expert, the £2 in question is estimated to sell for between ...
Yahoo Finance27d
US allies struggle to break China’s dominance of rare earths
(Bloomberg) — A couple hours outside Houston, in a remote field near a Dow Chemical Co. plant, America’s bid to undercut China’s grip on the global supply of rare earth minerals critical to ...
Science Daily20d
First observation of ultra-rare process that could uncover new physics
Scientists have discovered an ultra-rare particle decay process, opening a new path to find physics beyond our understanding of how the building blocks of matter interact. Scientists at CERN have ...
dw29d
Denmark: Rare coin collection goes on sale after a century
The collection includes rare coins and medals from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and England dating back to the Viking age and is expected to be the most valuable non-US coin collection ever sold.
CBS News29d
North Korea gives rare peek at uranium enrichment site as Kim calls for "exponentially" more nuclear weapons
Seoul, South Korea — North Korea offered a rare glimpse into a secretive facility to produce weapons-grade uranium as state media reported Friday that leader Kim Jong Un visited the area and ...