Even some military equipment requires rare earth elements.

甚至有些军事装备也需要稀元素。

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壤、金、铂和许多其他稀元素，如中庭，都储存在地球卫星的内层。

In order to extract rare earth elements from the Berkeley pit, researchers are testing new chemical techniques that could bind specifically to rare earth elements.

为从矿坑水体中提取稀元素，研究人员正在试验新型化学萃取技术，精准吸附分离稀物质。

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， 电子垃圾回收只能生产满足当前需求所需稀元素的1%，这使得世界高度依赖少数开采稀的国家，其中包括非洲国家。

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元素，在那里广谱光被转化为单一波长的光。

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。

Simultaneously, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs announced immediate export restrictions on seven key medium to heavy rare earth elements, as China Daily first reported on Thursday.

据《中国日报》周四率先报道，商务部和海关总署同时宣布立即对七种关键的中重稀元素实施出口限制。

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、稀元素和锌的开采热点。

Rare earths are a group of 17 elements which can be useful for electronics, clean energy technologies, and some weapons systems.

稀元素是17种可用于电子产品、清洁能源技术和一些武器装备系统的元素。

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元素的生产。

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

尽管名字如此，但许多稀元素其实是很常见的。

Luo said that China can consider extending export restrictions to potentially include lighter rare earth elements like lanthanum and cerium, as the US is highly dependent on such Chinese imports.

罗志恒表示，中国可以考虑扩大出口限制，可能将镧和铈等较轻的稀元素也纳入其中，因为美国高度依赖中国进口稀元素。

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

传说，太平洋是稀元素的宝库。

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

如果没有稀元素，今天的许多技术也不会以现在的形式存在。

The group outside for rare earth elements is surging.

对于稀元素的需求正在不断增加。

These rare earth elements include a group of 17 metals that are critical to modern technology.

稀元素包含十七种金属物质，是现代高科技产业不可或缺的原材料。

These elements aren't actually rare, they're just rarely found in high concentrations.

稀元素本身储量并不稀少，只是很难形成高浓度富集状态。

They noted that Beijing retains ample policy tools to respond, including raising tariffs on US energy and agricultural imports, as well as further expanding export controls on critical minerals such as rare earth elements.

他们指出，北京方面拥有充足的政策工具来应对，包括提高对美国能源和农产品进口的关税，以及进一步扩大对稀元素等关键矿产的出口管制。

Yes, and you know kind of now is that that hot point because we know the rare earths are still in the water and they haven't precipitated into the sediment yet and so processing them is immensely easier now.

确实存在，如今正是最佳提取时机，稀元素仍留存于水体中，尚未沉淀至淤泥里，提取加工难度会大幅降低。

Rare earth elements are a collection of 17 metals.

稀元素是17种金属元素的总称。