America's untapped rare earth source: its trash

One untapped resource to meet the rising need for rare earth elements: recycling what's already been used.
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Scientists develop a powerful new magnet design that eliminates the need for rare earth elements

A magnet is an important part of devices like smartphones, automobiles, and many more. Most of these magnets are made using rare-earth materials, which are expensive and scarce on the market. Also, ...
TechSpot

BMW, GM, and startups are rethinking EV motors to reduce rare-earth dependence

TL;DR: Automakers on both sides of the Atlantic are racing to redesign electric powertrains to use fewer rare-earth elements after repeated supply shocks from China. Instead of relying on permanent ...
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New ultra-strong magnets use common elements, ditch rare-earth metals

Permanent magnets sit at the heart of the green economy, from wind turbines and electric vehicles to smartphones and industrial robots. For decades, the strongest versions have depended on rare-earth ...
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Sumter plant ships first U.S. rare-earth magnets for commercial use in decades

SUMTER COUNTY, S.C. — Less than two years after breaking ground, eVAC Magnetics turned a soybean field into a manufacturing facility and has shipped its first rare-earth permanent magnets for ...
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Trump administration puts $750M toward rare-earth magnets production

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the amount of the loan to ReElement Technologies, which is $80 million. The Trump administration is putting nearly $750 million toward a deal to ...

MP Materials selects Texas for rare earth magnet manufacturing site

MP Materials has chosen Northlake, Texas, for its $1.25 billion rare earth magnet factory as the U.S. rushes to secure domestic supplies of critical minerals.