Chemistry was never really my strong point, and I can’t remember seeing neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) on the periodic table in high school, but these rare earth elements (REE) are becoming more and more important for driving the future of the electric vehicle revolution. There are several local companies mining … [continued]
Wind turbines require very powerful magnets that often use rare earth elements that are hard to mine and refine. Researchers at Ames Laboratory are working on creating magnets from non-traditional and more abundant materials.
Rare earth metals are a key component in the clean technologies of today, with elements like neodymium, lanthanum, dysprosium essential to the creation of hybrid and full-electric vehicles produced by Toyota in the Prius line of vehicles and their competitors in the green car market, as well as for use … [continued]
