Rare earth elements are a collection of 17 metals.

稀土元素是17种金属元素的总称。

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。

Even some military equipment requires rare earth elements.

甚至有些军事装备也需要稀土元素。

Often, the metal responsible is iron, but rare earth elements like neodymium can do it too.

通常，造成这种情况的金属元素是铁，但是地球上的稀有元素如钕同样有此效果。

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生产。

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

如果没有稀土元素，今天的许多技术也不会以现在的形式存在。

Fun fact about rare earth elements.

关于稀土元素的有趣事实。

Halogens, Noble gases, lanthanides or rare earth elements.

卤素、惰性气体、镧系元素或稀土元素。

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。

The global appetite for rare earth elements is surging.

全球对稀土元素的需求正在飙升。

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。

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。

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， 电子垃圾回收只能生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。

Many rare earth elements are produced or processed in China and that could factor into an ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China if higher tariffs or taxes effect the costs of rare earth metals.

许多稀土元素在中国生产或加工，如果更高的关税或税收影响稀土金属的成本，这可能会导致中美之间持续的贸易争端。