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, ...
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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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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 ...

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.