Without these technology metals, it would be near impossible to build electric cars, iPads, smartphones, wind turbines, lasers and other essential pieces of technology. Read about rare Earth elements and see how important they are to our modern world, and what China’s near monopoly could mean for the rest of the world.

by visualcap

This article originally appeared on VisualCapitalist.com as:
Rare Earth Elements: The Technology Metals

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