Rare earth elements are critical to many industries—used in electric motors, medical imaging and diagnostics, oil and gas ...

Researchers at the University of Texas have developed a new method for extracting rare earth elements, such as lanthanum, ...

China's decision to tighten export controls on seven rare earth elements has sent global prices soaring more than threefold ...

Each F-35 Lightning II aircraft contains more than 900 pounds of rare earth elements. Each Virginia-class submarine has 9,200 ...

Rare earth elements are needed for everything from green technology to consumer goods like laptops and batteries. Mining them ...

MIT physicists have captured the first images of individual atoms freely interacting in space. The pictures reveal ...