For decades, the United States has depended almost entirely on foreign sources for its supply of rare earth ...

For years, the United States has depended on imports of rare earth elements, the critical materials found in everything from ...

Rare earth metals are making headlines as demand rises for products from smartphones to wind turbines, and as governments ...

Coal ash in the U.S. holds substantial rare earth elements, potentially reducing dependence on imports, with ongoing research ...

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelennskyy are set to sign a framework for the U.S. and Ukraine to ...

MP Materials Corp. leverages rising rare earth demand in EVs & defense and aims for U.S. supply chain control. Click here to ...

Trump's plans to secure rare earth minerals in Ukraine and Greenland are about securing U.S. dominance in artificial ...

Kathleen Stebe, Richer & Elizabeth Goodwin Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE), is tackling this ...

The main reason for the push is that the rare earth element (REE) supply chain is dominated by China, and it can use that control as leverage in geopolitics. "China dominates the mining and ...

Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have released estimates that U.S. coal ash contains 11 million tons of rare earth elements.

Processing rare earths often involves the use of solvents, which can produce toxic waste that pollutes the soil, water, and atmosphere. More environmentally friendly technologies are being ...