And the Pacific Ocean is said to be a treasure trove of rare earth elements.

传说，太平洋是稀土元素的宝库。

The group outside for rare earth elements is surging.

对于稀土元素的需求正在不断增加。

Despite their name, a lot of rare-earths are really common.

尽管名字如此，但许多稀土元素其是很常见的。

Rare earth elements are a collection of 17 metals.

稀土元素是17种金属元素的总称。

Even some military equipment requires rare earth elements.

甚至有些军事装备也需要稀土元素。

Without rare earth elements a lot of the technology we have today wouldn't exist in its current form.

如没有稀土元素，今天的许多技术也不会以现在的形式存在。

China, for example, dominates production of rare earth elements that are used for things like wind turbine magnets.

例如，中国主导着用于风力涡轮机磁铁等产品的稀土元素的产。

The global appetite for rare earth elements is surging.

全球对稀土元素的需求正在飙升。

So Ytterbium, it's a rare earth element, it's a metal.

镱是一种稀土元素， 是一种金属。

It's a rare Earth element, It's one of 15.

它是一种稀土元素， 是 15 种元素之一。

Halogens, Noble gases, lanthanides or rare earth elements.

卤素、惰性气体、镧系元素或稀土元素。

Fun fact about rare earth elements.

关于稀土元素的有趣事。

These can be divided into different groups, two of the most critical being rare earth elements and precious metals.

这些可以分为不同的组，其中最关键的两个是稀土元素和贵金属。

Greenland could be a hot spot for coal, copper, gold, rare-earth elements and zinc, according to the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.

丹麦及格陵兰地质调查局称，格陵兰岛可能成为煤、铜、金、稀土元素和锌的开采热点。

Rare earth elements can often be found, but in many areas, it’s not economically feasible to extract them due to low concentrations.

稀土元素经常可以找到，但在许多地区，由于浓度低， 提取它们在经济上不可行。

We've set you up with some links below so that you can learn more about rare-earth elements and all of the controversy and awesome things surrounding them.

我们在下面提供了一些链接，以便你了解有关稀土元素，以及围绕它们的所有有争议和很棒的方面的更多信息。

Rare earth elements are a collection of 17 metals that are found here on the Periodic Table with names that are almost impossible to pronounce.

稀土元素是元素周期表中 17 种金属的集合，其名称几乎无法发音。

The light travels to the laser cavity, a portion of the fiber optic cable that's doped with rare earth elements where broad spectrum light is transformed into that of a single wavelength.

光传播到激光腔，光纤电缆的一部分掺杂了稀土元素，在那里广谱光被转化为单一波长的光。

Regolith or lunar soil gold platinum and many other rare earth elements such as atrium used in the manufacture of computer screens are all stored in the inner layers of Earth's satellite.

用于制造电脑屏幕的风化层或月球土壤、金、铂和许多其他稀土元素，如中庭，都储存在地球卫星的内层。

What's more, e-waste recycling only produces 1% of the rare earth elements needed to meet the current demand, which leaves the world highly dependent on just a few countries where rare earths are mined, including countries in Africa.

更重要的是， 电子垃圾回收只能产满足当前需求所需稀土元素的1%，这使得世界高度依赖少数开采稀土的国家，其中包括非洲国家。