technology development

• Confusion on Rare Earths: Setting It Straight

  By Jon Hykawy  |  November 3, 2011

  Rare earths are an unsettling topic. Today, everyone tries to claim a concrete view on these materials since at least 2002. But unless you were a scientist or involved in making catalysts or magnets, you probably didn't know they existed until last year.

• Here's the Bottom Line on Uranium

  By Dave Forest  |  July 14, 2010

  Uranium is the Peter Pan of commodities. It's a business that never really got the chance to grow up.