Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Simone Marchi collaborated on a new study finding the first geophysically plausible scenario to explain the abundance of certain precious metals — including gold and ...

A small molecule that naturally serves as a binding site for metals in enzymes also proves useful for separating certain rare earth metals from each other. In a proof of concept, the process extracts ...

Rare-earth metals, also known as lanthanides, are critical parts of modern life that are often hidden in plain sight. Their name comes from the Greek "lanthanein," which means "hidden." True to form, ...

Rare earth metals form from magmatic interactions within the Earth’s crust, so studying certain minerals formed from ancient volcanoes can help us understand where to mine them. A new study looking at ...

The 17 elements that make up the group of rare earth metals are diverse in their applications and market dynamics. They are often broken up into two categories according to their atomic weight: light ...

Alkaline earth metal complexes have emerged as a dynamic field of study, challenging the long-standing dominance of transition metal catalysts in organic synthesis. These complexes, based on abundant ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has offered the U.S. the opportunity under a future economic deal to jointly explore Russia's rare earth metal deposits that he says are greater than those ...

Rare-earth metals have become a hot topic in the world, but is it a good idea to buy an ETF dedicated to the niche? The VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF's stated objective is to track the ...

VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF is a full replication ETF focusing on rare earth metals, crucial for tech, EVs, and renewable energy, despite their extraction challenges. Rare earth metals ...