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Posts from January 2009
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
My attention was drawn this morning to a bold initiative that has received not only a reported $200 million investment but also the endorsement of the governments of Israel, Denmark, Hawaii, Ontario and several other jurisdictions. Better Place www.betterplace.com based in Palo Alto California proposes to use only renewable energy to charge batteries for automotive use. Through
Continue reading "Batteries Containing Rare Metals Plus Renewable Energy Equals a Better Place" »
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
A couple of days ago, I posted a brief comment to Fred’s note on Indium; specifically related to rare metals and LED lights. I noted that there were a number of rare earth ‘dopants’ or doping agents in glass. Picking up on Fred’s quest to learn more, it prompted me to hit the library and see what
I find the current use and description of elements and metals as vitamins and minerals essential to one’s diet as amusing. For example, the necessity of consuming zinc, or selenium would seem to me to be dilution for an iron-man. Zinc and selenium are elements however, more specifically metallic elements, that occur in some minerals, usually combined
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Warning: Pure cerium may ignite when scratched with a knife. Well, I guess that explains why Cerium in used in flints for cigarette lighters. It is actually used in all manner if applications. Cerium oxide, is an efficient polishing agent, and thus, it is used for polishing many types of glasses, including precision optical lenses. Furthermore, cerium
Monday, January 26, 2009
There has not been a weekend go by these past several months when the subject of the auto industry did not come up, and this weekend was no exception. My brother-in-law, a car enthusiast, strongly questioned the future of the hybrid on the basis of its price and payback. Another confrere raised serious concerns around the all-electric
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Friday, January 23, 2009
No matter what you read or watch nowadays… be it newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, or the internet, all the talk is about the inauguration of the United States 44th President and the expectations around his first 100 days. Of particular note are the Obama Administration’s anticipated energy and environmental policy initiatives. In a news release last Friday
Samarium is one of the rare earth elements is used to make carbon arc lights for the movie industry, for studio lighting and projector lights. But it alsohas properties that make it the choice for powerful magnets in combination with cobalt. Samarium-Cobalt magnets have the highest resistance to demagnetization of any known material and intrinsic coercive force
Thursday, January 22, 2009
In my first contribution to The Rare Metals Blog on January 13th, I noted my particular interest in new technology initiatives. I also referred to the Jack Lifton interview in the Gold Report, in which he effectively stated that ‘without the readily available supply of the required materials, greener and cleaner technologies would not become realities’. In
Continue reading "China is Cutting Back on Rare Earth Exports… Again" »
I was reading about lighting in rural India and found that more than half of India’s 140 million rural homes still burn kerosene for lighting. Each family consumes between 100-150 liters of kerosene per annum. Each liter of kerosene generates 2.6 kgs of Carbon Dioxide. Annually, this is over 22 million tons of pollution. Even a few
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
From Japan to Canada, the news is full of stories of groups everywhere seeking initiatives, incentives and cold cash for green stimulus programs...here are 3goodrecent international newslinks: ‘Green’ stimulus plans by Japan and Republic of Korea hailed by UN environment chief -- January 9, 2009 -- The announcement that Japan and the Republic of Korea will invest
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In an effort to educate myself on rare metals I decided to research them one by one. Indium is one of the more abundant rare metals and is about as abundant as silver. It is found in small concentrations however making it harder to produce. Indium has typically been used as a coating on high speed bearings,
Monday, January 19, 2009
A couple of days ago a colleague tossed me a golf ball he found as he was tidying up his office…andthe golf ball had LITHIUM emblazoned on its cover. “Are you telling me there are rare metals in a golf ball?” he asked.“I don’t have a clue”, I responded, “I’d better look into it”. My colleague was
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
There sure seems to be a lot of sizzle coming out of the Detroit Car this week, particularly around the commitment to the electric car by the US car makers -- be it all electric or a hybrid of some configuration. There was also a lot of buzz at this month’s Consumer’s Electronic Show in Las Vegas
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Just before the holidays, I received a short e-mail from a high school chemistry in New Jersey stating “Each year, when we get to the periodic table unit, I tell students the rare earth elements are not used much. Based on your webpage, I think this has changed. Do you have information you can send to a
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This articlecame out on January 10th in the China Daily. It starts: Three decades ago, China had to exchange 5 tons of gold for 1 ton of rare-earth metals, essential elements it needed for the materials industry. The article titled Chemists contributions worth their weight in gold discusses how...Xu Guangxian, a professor at Peking University and member
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