source:University of California - Santa BarbaraThe world is going to need a lot of weird metals in the coming years, according to chemistry professor Justin Wilson at UC Santa Barbara. But he isn't talking about lithium, cobalt or even beryllium. Wilson's interested in dysprosium, which is so hidden in the periodic table that you'd be forgiven for thinking he made it up.Rare earth elements (REEs) like dysprosium have a lot of niche uses in modern electronics. So much so that the U.S. Department of Energy classifies them as "critical minerals." And while they aren't qu...
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source:phys.orgRoom-temperature superconductivity has been a century-long-held dream of scientists. Hydrogen-rich compounds at high pressures are predicted to be potential high-temperature and even room-temperature superconductors and have become one of the superconducting materials that have received much attention in recent years.The superconducting transition temperatures of the covalent hydride H3S and ionic clathrate hydrides (LaH10, YH9, YH6) predicted theoretically and synthesized experimentally exceed 200 K, which are the most representative binary hydrides with high-temperature superc...
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source:MININGRagnar Metals (ASX:RAG) says drilling is required to evaluate the potential of the Flaken prospect at its Olserum North Heavy Rare Earth (HREE) Project in southern Sweden, following results supporting the potential for rare earths mineralisation. A recent channel and rock sampling program in April added further context to a 3D modelling program conducted earlier this year. The company says the observations support the potential for a future discovery of a heavy rare earth oxide (HREO) deposit in the area. Ragnar, which has a market capitalisation of $8 million, says mode...
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source:live scienceResearchers have discovered a way to purify rare-earth minerals from discarded gadgets with a chemical compound normally used in medicine. They claim their method offers multiple benefits for the environment.Rare-earth minerals, also known as rare-earth metals or rare-earth elements (REEs), include materials such as europium, yttrium, and samarium and have multiple uses in electronics. They are commonly found in smartphones, computers, TV screens and even electric car batteries.Despite their name, REEs are actually quite common but only occur naturally in low concentrations ...
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