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Virginia Tech: Expert Explains Rare Earth Elements - and Why the Department of Defense is Investing in Them
August 09, 2025
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following Q&A on Aug. 8, 2025, by Melody Warnick with Aaron Noble, professor and head of the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering and interim head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering:

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Expert explains rare earth elements -- and why the Department of Defense is investing in them

By Melody Warnick

Rare earth elements thread invisibly through daily life, . . .

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