How to Use neodymium in a Sentence

neodymium

noun
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  • That sent the price of neodymium and other rare earths soaring.
    — Charles Riley, CNN, 5 June 2019
  • For this method, use a strong, small magnet, such as a neodymium magnet.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The goal will be to produce 12 tons per year of neodymium or dysprosium.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2022
  • The inside has a magnet made with neodymium and praseodymium.
    — Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 11 July 2018
  • This won't work with one of those fancy neodymium magnets.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Each ocean basin has a distinct ratio of two different neodymium isotopes based on the age of its rocks.
    — Sora Kim, The Conversation, 12 July 2021
  • In this case, the crystal is formed from a material that's a mix of neodymium, nickel, and oxygen.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The global market for neodymium magnets is well in the billions of dollars per year and growing.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The treble unit uses a neodymium magnet and 25mm microfiber dome.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • One of the more interesting ones is extracting neodymium from the magnets in old hard disk drives.
    — Willy Shih, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Lynas is the world’s second largest producer of neodymium (Nd) and praseodymium (Pr), both light rare earths.
    — Mary Hui, Quartz, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Carmakers have for years used rare earths such as neodymium in the motors that power electric cars.
    — Charles Riley, CNN, 5 June 2019
  • Behind this is the 40-millimeter drive, inside of which are dual neodymium ring magnets that move back and forth to create the sound.
    — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Some of that neodymium can be replaced by another light rare earth, praseodymium (Pr).
    — Mary Hui, Quartz, 14 May 2021
  • The flagship Amazon Echo features a 3-inch neodymium woofer and two 0.8-inch front-firing tweeters.
    — Stephen Slaybaugh, Popular Mechanics, 1 Dec. 2022
  • There will be a new drive unit that eschews rare-earth materials like neodymium.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Take neodymium, used to make magnets in the motors of electric vehicles and wind turbines.
    — Wired, 14 July 2022
  • The second five words in the list — milliamp, neodymium, degauss, aileron, servo — are much more commonly known by men.
    — Kara Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022
  • Yet the mine's role at the center of the U.S.-China faceoff over 17 elements with names such as neodymium, terbium and europium is not without irony.
    — David J. Lynch, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2019
  • Yet the mine’s role at the center of the U.S.-China faceoff over 17 elements with names such as neodymium, terbium and europium is not without irony.
    — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 10 June 2019
  • But for starters, Phoenix is focused on the rare earths, exotic metals with names like neodymium and dysprosium.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2022
  • Available in 28- to 60-inch waist sizes, it’s made with durable webbing and an aluminum alloy buckle that snaps closed with neodymium magnets.
    — Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Two of these metals help speakers produce sound, neodymium and praseodymium.
    — Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Yttrium and neodymium are alloyed to make the magnets in turbines for windmills.
    — Nelson Ching, National Geographic, 10 June 2016
  • His glass beer bottles will hang easily, thanks to two strips of super-strong neodymium magnets.
    — Lindsay Tigar, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
  • In China, toxic chemicals leach neodymium from the earth.
    — Shel Evergreen, Ars Technica, 2 May 2022
  • The translator is a long, straight tube with an array of neodymium permanent magnets attached to the perimeter, near the center.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The drivers used neodymium magnets to deliver a louder sound.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The novel waveguide for the neodymium tweeter extends response to beyond 25 kHz but importantly replicates a deep, wide soundstage.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
  • However, rare-earth elements like neodymium and dysprosium, which are required for the most powerful magnets for the latter, also represent a major choke point.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2024

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