All the world’s discarded phones, bricked laptops, and other trashed electronics are collectively a treasure trove of rare earth elements (REEs). But separating out and recovering these increasingly ...

Rare earth magnets are the tiny powerhouses driving everything from smartphones to wind turbines, yet their supply is a strategic and environmental challenge. The U.S. is working to rebuild its rare ...

The simple magnet could hold the key to more effecient ways to extract rare earth elements that are critical to modern technologies, a recent study found.

Antiferromagnetic materials, with antiparallel atomic spins and zero net magnetization, are fast and resistant to external ...

Common magnets can pull rare earth metals from water and start crystal formation, offering a lower-energy alternative to ...