Two researchers who independently developed the neodymium magnet — used in everything from hard disk drives to automobiles — have been awarded the 44th Honda Prize. In 1982, two researchers ...
A PHOTOGRAPHIC method for the detection of extremely weak α-activities has recently been described 1. The method has now been applied to the examination of elements 59, 60 and 62. The results ...
By 1885 it was clear that Auer had not one but two elements on his hands - a bluish lilac one he called "Neodymium", the new twin - and a green one he named "Praseodymium" - the green twin, each with ...
It’s not that rare earth elements like neodymium are all that rare geologically; rather, deposits are unevenly distributed, making it easy for the metals to become pawns in a neverending ...