Synthesis of Rare Earths and Related Materials

The specific challenge of creating the 17 elements known as rare earths—along with their alloys and compounds—from more common materials. Rare earths aren't actually rare in the earth's crust; they're just rarely concentrated enough to mine economically. They're also essential for everything from smartphones to electric vehicles to missile guidance systems. Synthesizing them would end dependence on the few countries that control their mining and processing, potentially reshaping global power dynamics. The science is difficult because rare earths are chemically similar and hard to separate, but progress is being made. The dream is a world where rare earths are as common and cheap as aluminum, and no nation can hold the world hostage by controlling their supply.

Synthesis of Rare Earths and Related Materials Example: "The startup promised to synthesize rare earths from coal waste, freeing the West from dependence on foreign suppliers. Investors poured money in. The process worked—in the lab, at small scale, with pure inputs. Scaling up to industrial production with real-world waste proved harder. Years later, they were still scaling. Rare earths remained rare, just slightly less so."

by Dumu The Void February 16, 2026

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.9.Intelligence Is The Currency Of Materials & Objects.9.

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Mr. Materials

Mr. Materials is a way to describe someone that carries an odd behavior, or has odd things with them in any particular situation. It can be used in a good and bad way. A good way to use Mr. Materials is to describe someone that is very passionate and "nerdy" about a subject. "That camper is Mr. Materials, he has everything from a titanium spoon to a waterproof stove." People that stick out to you that give you the gut feeling of "oh, that guy is a total weirdo in a social situation. He's a Mr. Materials."

"John Mayer is Mr. Materials. He has over 20 million dollars worth of watches."
"Look at that crackhead screaming down the street rolling in a wheelchair, they're Materials."
"That guy has a fanny pack on, he's definitely a Mr. Materials."
"That kid acts like he gets all the girls when he doesn't even get looked at. He's Mr. Materials"
""That guy that talks up his Honda Civic, he's Mr. Materials"
"My Dad is anal about everything, whether it be safety or picking up trash on the side of the road as he sees it. He's knowledgable about the most random shit, and acts intensely about subjects he's interested in. He's a Mr. Material"

by Duch1331 October 23, 2018

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the half-life decay of plutonium-239 in a zinc-aluminum material lined caging

caged plutonium which is a transuranic material that has a half-life of 24,065 years, making it decay (into different elements) inside a zinc-aluminum hull (the aluminum delicates due to the radiation and thus might crumble depending on the weight of plutonium-239) but doesn't rust as easily due to the zinc coating

"Our team have created a simulation of the half-life decay of plutonium-239 in a zinc-aluminum material lined caging scenario."

by outrageously long vocabulary November 26, 2024

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My father and mother only beat me with materials and objects, you are lucky you that you get the empty hands: The First Juvenile Release

What I call homo-sapiens who are addicted to perianal abscesses.

Person 1: Are you addicted to perianal abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: My father and mother only beat me with materials and objects, you are lucky you that you get the empty hands: The First Juvenile Release

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