This rare earth metal shows us the future of our planet’s resources

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Leaving aside meteorites that strike Earth’s surface and spacecraft that get flung out of its orbit, the quantity of materials available on this planet isn’t really changing all that much. That simple fact of our finite resources becomes clearer and more daunting as the pace of technological change advances and our society requires an ever…

https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/21/1096469/neodymium-rare-earth-materials-supply-chain/