If I told you that yttrium had surged in price by nearly 1,500% this year, I bet your next question would be: "What the hell is yttrium and how do I pronounce it?" In the case of the latter, it's ...

Yttrium was discovered in the late 18th century, but only during the past few decades has this soft, silvery metal found widespread use — in chemistry, physics, computer technology, energy, medicine ...

Yttrium has quietly moved from obscure chemistry charts into the center of a strategic scramble, as a once-plentiful rare earth suddenly looks like a bottleneck for modern technology. The element sits ...

Workers operate the extraction of Yttrium-90 glass microspheres irradiated in the "Hefu-1" unit at the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant in Haiyan, East China's Zhejiang Province on June 14. Photo: Courtesy ...

BEIJING/MONTREAL/SINGAPORE/HOUSTON (Reuters) -Global supplies of the rare earth element yttrium are running low due to Chinese export restrictions, sparking fears of ...

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China controls roughly 90 percent of the rare-earth materials used in high-tech manufacturing, but the United States, Australia and Japan are exploring new sources that could end the Chinese monopoly.

Yttria (Y), an earth containing yttrium was discovered in 1794 by Gadolin. It was found in a quarry located at Ytterby in Sweden. This site yielded several unusual minerals containing rare earths and ...