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Will China Use Rare Earth Metals as a Weapon in a New Trade War?
14 Jan 2024 18:55 GMT
Most countries have, for many decades, kept a record of their own critical minerals list.
For example, the U.S., drew up a list of “war minerals” during World War I, containing important minerals which could not be found and produced in abundance …
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Global crisis
31 Mar 2024 23:37 GMT
… mobile phones, electronic toys, televisions, microwave ovens, e-cigarettes, laptop computers … like mercury, as well as rare Earth metals coveted by tech industry manufacturers …
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Microwave heating for more sustainable carbon fiber
10 Mar 2023 17:48 GMT
… -scale applications. Photo Credit: Microwave Chemical Co.
Materials database, … property. Photo Credit: Microwave Chemical Co.
“Microwaves are electromagnetic,” explains Yoshino … by pyrolysis, refining of rare earth metals for batteries, production of hydrogen …
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SciTech | March 22, 2024 | 8 min read E-waste piling up, recycling isn’t keeping pace, says UN
22 Mar 2024 08:50 GMT
… , including cellphones, electronic toys, TVs, microwave ovens, e-cigarettes, laptop computers … like mercury, as well as rare Earth metals coveted by tech industry manufacturers …
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Strong Microwave Magnetic Fields for More Efficient Plasmas
27 Feb 2023 05:51 GMT
… more controlled and highly focused microwaves.
Directly excited metal plasma. … especially useful for extracting pure rare earth metals from their ores. These metals … applications,” says Fukushima.
Development of microwave-excited plasma process. © Jun …
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UN: E-waste piling, recycling lags
21 Mar 2024 07:31 GMT
… cell phones, electronic toys, TVs, microwave ovens, e-cigarettes, laptop computers … like mercury, as well as rare Earth metals coveted by tech industry manufacturers …
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UN says e-waste is piling up worldwide as recycling rates remain low
20 Mar 2024 19:12 GMT
… mobile phones, electronic toys, TVs, microwave ovens, e-cigarettes, laptop computers … like mercury, as well as rare earth metals coveted by tech industry manufacturers …
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UN warns of mounting e-waste crisis from trashed electric devices
20 Mar 2024 17:01 GMT
… , including cellphones, electronic toys, TVs, microwave ovens, e-cigarettes, laptop computers … like mercury, as well as rare Earth metals coveted by tech industry manufacturers …
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U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further.
20 Mar 2024 14:24 GMT
… , including cellphones, electronic toys, TVs, microwave ovens, e-cigarettes, laptop computers … like mercury, as well as rare Earth metals coveted by tech industry manufacturers …
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DOD Looks to Establish 'Mine-to-Magnet' Supply Chain for Rare Earth Materials
11 Mar 2024 14:18 GMT
… systems in aircraft and focus microwave energy in radar systems.
Since … transforms rare earth salts into rare earth metals. Depending on the application, those … develop domestic capacity to produce rare earth metals and alloys, a critical node …