Australia is joining the European Union and the United States in establishing strategic reserves of critical minerals, but ...

Experts from India and abroad gather at SVU to explore the strategic, scientific roles of rare earth elements.

China’s new restrictions on exports of the metals could have an impact on the production of everything from LED lights to ...

As global trade tensions intensify, the increasing demand for elements from the lesser known corners of the periodic table is making them an increasingly important piece on the new geopolitical chess ...

China is blocking exports of these vital minerals. What makes them so special?

A Brazilian rare earths mine backed by American investors illustrates China’s grip over the strategic minerals that underpin ...

Despite the name, most REEs are not particularly rare. They were called “rare-earth elements” because, when they were ...

Rare earth elements, often relegated to obscure corners of the periodic table, are the essential building blocks of modern ...

On the heels of massive US tariffs, China’s recent export curbs on 7 rare earth elements expose a key US vulnerability: ...

Due to their chemical properties, the 17 rare earth elements are classified as metals on the periodic table. However ... rare earth elements dysprosium or terbium are sometimes added to neodymium ...