The future rocks: minerals that will shape our world
Robotic asteroid-mining equipment could become a familiar sight in space in the centuries to come as mankind turns to extraterrestrial resources to satisfy its need for minerals.
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These rare-earth oxides are used as tracers to determine which parts of a... -
Dr John H DeYoung, director of National Minerals Information Center at USGS. -
Andrew Bloodworth, head of science for minerals and waste at the British... -
Rare elements contain a unique arrangement of electrons and are used in... -
In Mysterious Island, sci-fi pioneer Jules Verne hypothesises about the use... -
Robotic asteroid-mining equipment could become a familiar sight in space in... -
Core sample from Hemerdon tungsten mine in Devon, UK, showing...
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