Neodymium: How this supermagnet almost started a trade war

Ever heard of Neodymium? It’s one of the most essential elements that nobody talks about. Without it, our EV wouldn’t drive, our phones wouldn’t work and our wind turbines wouldn’t generate energy. This is a story of a rare earth metal that has many countries scrambling. #planeta #elemental #neodymium We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Credits: Reporter: Kiyo Dörrer Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Camera: Neven Hillebrands Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge Fact-Check: Kirsten Funck Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Read more: History and future of rare earth elements https://www.sciencehistory.org/educat... Rare earth statistics and information, U.S. Geological Survey https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national... Study on recyclability of Neodymium magnets, Prodius, Gandha, Mudring & Nlebedim 2020 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/... Study on replacing Neodymium magnets with ferrite magnets, Baghel, Nlebedim 2023 https://link.springer.com/article/10.... Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:55 What is neodymium? 1:58 The game-changing supermagnet 3:00 Why do we need magnets? 5:53 Geostrategic importance 7:57 Can we replace neodymium? 8:48 Recycling rare earths