4 Rare Earth Elements That Will Only Get More Important - Popular Mechanics
Image via Wikipedia 4 Rare Earth Elements That Will Only Get More Important - Popular Mechanics : "Rare earth elements—a set of 17 related metals, mostly shunted off to a tacked-on lower line of the periodic table —are crucial to the way we live now; responsible for miniaturizing computers and headphones, powering hybrid cars and more. Increasingly important to technology, they're also playing a larger role in geopolitical maneuvering. Today, more than 95 percent of all rare earth elements come from China, while the United States produces at most 2 percent." .. .ero . Related articles The rise of rare earth elements (guardian.co.uk) Rare earth metals bill faces Senate tie-up (financialpost.com) Rare Earth Shortages Hit Germany (online.wsj.com) China Blocks Minerals Needed for Toyota's Hybrid Cars (livescience.com) Lynas Says Rare Earths Demand to Grow at 9% a Year (businessweek.com) Factbox: What are rare earth elements? (reuters.com) Rare-Earths Supply ...