Remember having to study the periodic table in high school chemistry? There was always that group of elements set off on their own because they didn't easily fit onto the laminated wall poster hung ...

Back in 2009, Jim Kennedy, a consultant and entrepreneur of rare earths — a group of 17 metallic elements, including 15 lanthanides, crucial for modern technology — met with a top official at the ...

Oct 9 (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it planned to add five more rare earth elements and related materials to its export controls list, tightening its grip on the sector ahead of talks between ...

As the race to make ever-faster semiconductors intensifies, China has once again notched up export controls on rare-earth minerals, as well as related mining and refining technology. The country’s ...