Sentences with phrase «by rare earth»

I would suggest we give a good long studied look into the energy production values of how a magnetic spinning disc could generate energy uinto a generator similar to the ones that wind turbines are generating but with higher friction values for higher electric output from the powerful spin that can be caused by rare earth magnets in specific allignments

The lake of toxic waste at Baotou, China, which as been dumped by the rare earth processing plants in the background

And that means the material challenge posed by rare earths won't be solved anytime soon, particularly as more wind farms cover the land, compact fluorescent lightbulbs and light - emitting diodes proliferate, and greater numbers of hybrid or electric vehicles hit the road.

Not exact matches

A decrease in Chinese production of dysprosium highlighted by research commissioned by Northern Minerals, has placed an increasing focus on the company's Browns Range rare earths project.

Northern Minerals» heavy rare earths project at Browns Range in the East Kimberley appears to be timed to perfection following last week's shock announcement of production cut backs by China.

Obviously, Molycorp's management is aware of the strong correlation between its stock price and rare earth prices, and it tries to combat that by marketing a proprietary chemical called SorbX and a range of similar products for water treatment.

Another way Molycorp tries to stay afloat while rare earths prices are falling is by being a vertically integrated neodymium (used for magnets) supplier.

The key for such new wave of EVs is a magnet for electric motors developed by the Japanese firm, which halves the use of a rare earth called neodymium and eliminates the use of others called terbium and dysprosium, the company revealed on Tuesday.

By: Simone Liedtke 3rd May 2018 Work has started on the initial phases of a feasibility study into Mkango Resources» Songwe Hill rare earths project, in Malawi.

China's biggest rare earths producer has suspended production in an effort to shore up plunging prices of the materials used by makers of mobile phones and other high - tech products.

This week's move by Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare - Earth...

China's biggest rare earths producer has suspended output in an effort to shore up slumping prices of the materials used by makers of mobile phones and other high - tech products.

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Then, China «s exports declined by 70 %, spiking prices up to 40 %, causing alarm among the economies and industries that rely on rare - earth metals and a so - called «rare - earth metals crisis».

Featuring a pair of 45 mm rare earth drivers that deliver superb sound, the closed ear design results in an audio reproduction that has repeatedly been lauded by critics and users alike.

Vast deposits of rare earth and critical minerals found in Afghanistan by U.S. geologists under military cover could solve world shortages and get the country off opium and out from under Taliban control.

The meteorite, dubbed Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034, contains a concentration of water by weight about ten times higher than in any of the other 100 or so known Martian meteorites — those rare rocks that get ejected from the Martian surface into space when an asteroid hits the planet, and eventually find their way to Earth.

The headphones are powered by 40 mm rare earth neodymium magnets to deliver excellent sound quality.

By 2015, they hope to be at full production, producing 18 million kilograms of various rare earth oxides a year.

The result was taken by many to imply that complex life is rare in the universe, since Earth's large moon is thought to have coalesced from the debris of a freak collision between a Mars - sized planet and Earth.

GE was awarded $ 2.2 million by DoE's ARPA — E program to develop bulk quantities of such nanocomposite magnets in a bid to cut by 80 percent the rare earth elements used.

But even before China flexed its market - dominating power a slew of scientific researchers had been investigating how to use less rare earths — or even none at all — by fabricating better magnetic materials.

Until the 1990s, the U.S. was the major supplier of rare earths, largely out of one mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., owned by oil company Unocal, now part of Chevron.

By next year, the site hopes to produce 2.7 million kilograms of rare earth oxides a year — separating the elements from the ore using a liquid ion - exchange process.

«There are a lot of ways to go about getting the rare - earth elements out of e-waste, and some of them are very effective, but some create unwanted by - products and the recovered elements still need to be incorporated into a new application,» said Ott.

The rare - earth mineral mine in Mountain Pass, Calif., run by Molycorp.

The report suggests the US might break its dependency on China's rare earth monopoly by looking to other future suppliers of rare earths, including Australia and Canada.

Developers often manage the trade - off between thickness and conductivity by supplementing the ceramic with scandium, a transition metal rare earth that boosts conductivity, albeit at a high cost.

Megaplumes are squeezed out by the deep crust because plume water contains helium 3, an isotope that's rare at the surface but more common in deep Earth.

Furthermore, since magnets containing rare earths are used in a wide range of technologies, including electric motors, wind turbines, and medical imaging devices, including MRI scanners — manufacturers would be able to improve the sustainability of their products by recycling these materials.

Cerium dioxide is an oxide of the rare earth element cerium and a by - product of the process of extraction of rare earth metals.

The idea of biochar was inspired by a rare type of humanmade soil found in the Amazon Basin, terra preta — Portuguese for «black earth», so named because the soil is rich in black carbon generated by the partially burned remains of old plants, much like charcoal.

Exploring why Earth and its moon both contain the same isotopes of the rare metal tungsten — something that couldn't be explained by the Theia collision theory — the researchers» model showed that after the moon formed, other nearby collisions blasted tungsten - containing debris onto both Earth and the newborn moon.

Only one other rapidly - spinning pulsar is known to be orbited by Earth - mass planets — a sign that exotic planets such as this megadiamond are, like their Earthly counterparts, rare indeed.

The Last Unicorn: A Search for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures By William deBuys.

This month, China announced that it will cut exports this year of rare - earth elements by 40 %, which could ground fledgling efforts to build clean - energy industries in the United States and other Western countries.

This month, China announced that it will cut exports this year of rare - earth elements by 40 %, leaving demand outside China exceeding the supply for the first time ever.

The Critical Materials Institute, a U.S. Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the Ames Laboratory, has created a new chemical process that makes use of the widely available rare - earth metal cerium to improve the manufacture of nylon.

A higher saturation magnetization obtained by increased iron content is essential for yielding larger energy products in these rare - earth Sm2Co17 - type pinning controlled permanent magnets.

The results published in Nature Communications were obtained under the framework of the LOEWE research cluster RESPONSE (Resource - Efficient Permanent Magnets by Optimised Use of Rare Earths) that is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Oliver Gutfleisch.

The strategy identified five rare earth metals (dysprosium, neodymium, terbium, europium, and yttrium) as well as indium as «most critical in the short term,» as measured by their importance to clean - energy technologies and the risk of supply disruption.

There is a possible remedy to the shortage of rare earths reported by Katharine Comisso (30 October, p 14).

Another American company, U.S. Rare Earths, owns mineral rights to lanthanide resources in Montana and Idaho; according to a report by the Government Accountability Office, these are in «early exploratory stages of development.»

In April, China took steps to keep prices high by extending a national ban on rare - earth exploration and the opening of new mines.

A report by the US government's Congressional Research Service estimated that in 2010, China had 55 million tonnes of rare - earth element reserves, about half of the world's total, but that it produced about 98 % of the total global supply.

Each photon was absorbed efficiently by the rare - earth ions with the help of the cavity.

The research was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA - E REACT program (Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy — Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies) which develops cost - effective alternatives to rare earths, the naturally occurring minerals with unique magnetic properties that are used in electric vehicle (EV) motors, and wind generatRare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies) which develops cost - effective alternatives to rare earths, the naturally occurring minerals with unique magnetic properties that are used in electric vehicle (EV) motors, and wind generatrare earths, the naturally occurring minerals with unique magnetic properties that are used in electric vehicle (EV) motors, and wind generators.

Several sites on the near side sampled by Apollo astronauts had rocks enriched with KREEP — for potassium (K), rare earth elements (REE) and phosphorus (P)-- which resists crystallization from magma and hence remains in a molten state until the entire magma ocean has solidified.

Surprising sight seen by airplane pilots and passengers on «red eye» flight Last night, April 19 - 20, a shock wave in the solar wind hit Earth's magnetic field, sparking a moderately strong G2 - class geomagnetic storm and rare «electric blue» auroras seen from airplanes in flight over Canada.

Chen, J., Patil, S., Seal, S. & McGinnis, J. F. Rare earth nanoparticles prevent retinal degeneration induced by intracellular peroxides.