Magnets and temperature aid rare earth recovery

Magnetic fields can make separating ‘rare earth’ materials from one another less wasteful, according to the University of Pennsylvania. Used in displays, lasers and magnets, the rare earths are chemically similar and therefore challenging to separate – they tend to be found in the earth in mixtures, and can also presented for recycling in mixtures. ...

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