WPI team develops process to recover rare earth elements from discarded motors of electric and hybrid vehicles

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By mmillikinOct 1, 2015, 4:05 am86 pts
In an effort to help develop a sustainable domestic supply of rare earth elements and lessen US dependence on China for materials that are vital to the production of electronics, wind turbines, and many other technologies, two researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a method of…

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