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Rare Earth Frontiers : From Terrestrial Subsoils to Lunar Landscapes /

Owing to their unique magnetic, phosphorescent, and catalytic properties, rare earths are the elements that make possible teverything from the miniaturization of electronics, to the enabling of green energy and medical technologies, to supporting essential telecommunications and defense systems. An...

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Autore principale: Klinger, Julie Michelle, 1983- (Autore)
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017.
Serie:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Soggetti:
Rare earth metals.
Lunar mining.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Economy.
Human geography.
Geography.
Economic geography.
Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning.
Lune > Exploitation miniere.
Metaux des terres rares > Bresil > Amazonas.
Metaux des terres rares > Chine > Mongolie-Interieure.
Metaux des terres rares > Aspect politique.
Metaux des terres rares > Aspect social.
Rare earth metals > Brazil > Amazonas.
Rare earth metals > China > Inner Mongolia.
Rare earth metals > Political aspects.
Rare earth metals > Social aspects.
China > Inner Mongolia.
Brazil > Amazonas.
Electronic books.
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Sommario:
  • Introduction : welcome to the rare earth frontier
  • What are rare earth elements?
  • Placing China in the world history of discovery, production, and use
  • Welcome to the hometown of rare earths : 1980-2010
  • Rude awakenings
  • From the heartland to the head of the dog
  • Extraglobal extraction.

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