A research team led by Professor Hiromichi Ohta of the Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University employed a novel approach of using cerium oxide (CeO 2) thin films as the ...

The only active rare earths mine in the US is Mountain Pass in California owned by MP Materials, which produces rare earths concentrate as well as separated and refined rare earths, including ...

Platinum is a useful as a catalyst for industrial chemistry. UC Davis researchers have developed a new technique to trap clusters of a few platinum atoms (white arrow on right) in nanometer-scale ...