markstuk Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Thought folk might findthis interesting.... Highlight is that ND prices have fallen recently.. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/21/china_rare_earth_supply_strike/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2009 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 The Chinese government sell about 58% of the world's rare earth that is mined and exported each year? o.O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurhenry Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Interesting that while the Yanks say "Aloo-min-um" and we say "Aluminium", they say "Nee-oh-die-nee-um" whilst we say "Nee-odd-mee-um". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GremlinAndy Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 [size="4"]♫♪ "[/size]potayto", "potahtoh", "tomayto", "tomahtoh" [size="4"]♫[size="4"]♪[/size][/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Was I the only one to read that as "Cheese Giant Halos rar.."? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 The longer term plan here might be drive up prices, the west responds by building their own processing infrastructure (which is the missing bit, where China has the monopoly), lots of investment there, then China can use their stockpile to crash the market, ruining the investment, and really messing with things. But also, check this out, the west totally pulls the same stuff, on itself: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43931226/ns/business-us_business/t/goldmans-new-money-machine-warehouses/#.Tp9ZrXLwAY5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFitzgerald Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 [quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1319224015' post='1411623'] Interesting that while the Yanks say "Aloo-min-um" and we say "Aluminium", they say "Nee-oh-die-nee-um" whilst we say "Nee-odd-mee-um". [/quote] Really ? Nee-oh dimmyum here Here is Scotland admittedly. We proably invented it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2009 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 [quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1319224015' post='1411623'] Interesting that while the Yanks say "Aloo-min-um" and we say "Aluminium", they say "Nee-oh-die-nee-um" whilst we say "Nee-odd-mee-um". [/quote] I say Nee-oh-die-mee-um, I think just because that's what seems logical when I read it. Anyone in this thread ever come across Nyquist plots? I had an interesting lesson in the pronunciation of that the other day. (I came across it analysing various mass idealisations for vibrations on an aircraft frame, but it's apparantly useful in Physics too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDH Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Maybe it's time to go back to Alnico or ceramic... [url="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/26/rare-earth-metals-technology-boom"]http://www.guardian....technology-boom[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 [quote name='JDH' timestamp='1319286735' post='1412260']Maybe it's time to go back to Alnico or ceramic... [url="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/26/rare-earth-metals-technology-boom"]http://www.guardian....technology-boom[/url][/quote] I'm not sure how much tighter regulations on recycling this woman wants. Companies are already paying twice as much to dispose of old technology as it cost in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 [quote name='JDH' timestamp='1319286735' post='1412260'] Maybe it's time to go back to Alnico or ceramic... [url="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/26/rare-earth-metals-technology-boom"]http://www.guardian....technology-boom[/url] [/quote] Some of us never left! The only Neodymium in my house is in itsy-bitsy headphones and hard drives. None in pick-ups, and my cabinets are soooo old they probably use moving magnet drivers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 [quote name='JohnFitzgerald' timestamp='1319240160' post='1411893'] Really ? Nee-oh dimmyum here Here is Scotland admittedly. We proably invented it... [/quote] Probably. Mike Vanden certainly was building pickups up here with Neodymium back in '97-'98 before he sold the rights to Fishman. Not sure if he's Scottish, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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