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Bill Minarik<p>Perovskite is found just west of Montreal in the Oka Complex; Carbonate-rich, silica-poor magma emplaced in the Cretaceous. The site was mined for niobium in the 1960's and 1970's -it's also enriched in REEs and thorium.</p><p>There’s more about perovsite at Oka on MinDat:<br><a href="https://www.mindat.org/locentries.php?p=14009&amp;m=3166" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mindat.org/locentries.php?p=14</span><span class="invisible">009&amp;m=3166</span></a><br>a non-profit mineral data base founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph (who is on Mastodon at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ecoevo.social/@jolyon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jolyon</span></a></span> )</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MinCup24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinCup24</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Perovsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perovsite</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Oka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oka</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Carbonatite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carbonatite</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Quebec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quebec</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/niobium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niobium</span></a></p>
Scientific Frontline<p>When it comes to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quantum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quantum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niobium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niobium</span></a> is making a comeback. For the past 15 years, niobium has been sitting on the bench after experiencing a few mediocre at-bats as a core qubit material. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Qubits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Qubits</span></a> are the fundamental components of quantum devices. One qubit type relies on superconductivity to process information.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QuantumScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuantumScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2024/02/qs02262401.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2024/02/qs02262401.</span><span class="invisible">html</span></a></p>
Paul Guinnessy<p>As an example of the changes happening in the stratosphere, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Niobium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Niobium</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/hafnium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hafnium</span></a> do not occur naturally. Yet these metals, along with other distinct elements from <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a>, were embedded within roughly 10 percent of the most common particles in the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/stratosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stratosphere</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/science/rocket-pollution-spacex-satellites.html?campaign_id=116&amp;emc=edit_pk_20240109&amp;instance_id=112089&amp;nl=paul-krugman&amp;regi_id=4577786&amp;segment_id=154710&amp;te=1&amp;user_id=47ccaa64756b6bb307600e482bbae8ab" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/01/09/science</span><span class="invisible">/rocket-pollution-spacex-satellites.html?campaign_id=116&amp;emc=edit_pk_20240109&amp;instance_id=112089&amp;nl=paul-krugman&amp;regi_id=4577786&amp;segment_id=154710&amp;te=1&amp;user_id=47ccaa64756b6bb307600e482bbae8ab</span></a></p>
Hari Tulsidas<p>A new ore has been discovered in China that could change the world of electronics. The ore, called niobobaotite, contains niobium, a rare earth metal that can superconduct electricity at low temperatures. This could lead to faster, safer and more efficient batteries, semiconductors and other devices. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/niobobaotite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niobobaotite</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/niobium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niobium</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/highly-valuable-rare-earth-element-found-within-newly-discovered-ore-niobobaotite?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebrighterside.news/post/high</span><span class="invisible">ly-valuable-rare-earth-element-found-within-newly-discovered-ore-niobobaotite?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes</span></a></p>
Scientific Frontline<p>A team of researchers has made a breakthrough discovery in the world of Beyond 5G/6G (B5G/6G) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>signal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transmission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transmission</span></a>. They have created a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/waveguide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waveguide</span></a> made of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niobium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niobium</span></a> that speeds up the transition of B5G/6G signals. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2023/10/phy10102301.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2023/10/phy10102301</span><span class="invisible">.html</span></a></p>
Matt Willemsen<p>The Next-Generation of Memory Technology – New Material Shows Promise<br>Phase change memory is a type of nonvolatile memory that utilizes the capability of phase change materials (PCM) to transition between an amorphous state, where atoms are scattered, and a crystalline state, where atoms are closely aligned. This change produces a reversible electrical property that can be engineered to store and retrieve data.<br><a href="https://scitechdaily.com/the-next-generation-of-memory-technology-new-material-shows-promise/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">scitechdaily.com/the-next-gene</span><span class="invisible">ration-of-memory-technology-new-material-shows-promise/</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memory</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/PhaseChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhaseChange</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/Niobium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Niobium</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/Telluride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telluride</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/NbTe4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NbTe4</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/sputtering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sputtering</span></a></p>
Claudia Zahn<p>Aura <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quartz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quartz</span></a> is a type of quartz that has been enhanced with a combination of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/titanium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>titanium</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niobium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niobium</span></a>. This process, called vacuum deposition </p><p><a href="https://www.geologyin.com/2017/06/how-is-aura-rainbow-quartz-made.html?fbclid=IwAR3EAApG5ohDmeiLyV5Uk7gxlPZKKjdCnE78qQmUCHIPrPFdIk7hY5wdUSA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">geologyin.com/2017/06/how-is-a</span><span class="invisible">ura-rainbow-quartz-made.html?fbclid=IwAR3EAApG5ohDmeiLyV5Uk7gxlPZKKjdCnE78qQmUCHIPrPFdIk7hY5wdUSA</span></a> </p><p>By <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeologyWonders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeologyWonders</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeologyPage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeologyPage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minerals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crystals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crystals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NatureLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureLovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photographer</span></a></p>
Tech news from Canada<p>Ars Technica: Ultra-fast niobium batteries boast 6-min charge for Lotus Elise-based EV <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1957045" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=1957045</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/arstechnica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arstechnica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/what" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>what</span></a>'sthefastestchargingev? <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/fastchargingbatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fastchargingbatteries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/DCfastcharging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DCfastcharging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/fastevcharging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fastevcharging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/fastbatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fastbatteries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Batterytech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Batterytech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/LotusElise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LotusElise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/niobium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niobium</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Nyobolt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nyobolt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.roitsystems.ca/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cars</span></a></p>
Claudia Zahn<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aura</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quartz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quartz</span></a> is a type of quartz that has been enhanced with a combination of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/titanium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>titanium</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niobium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niobium</span></a>. <br>By <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeologyWonders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeologyWonders</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeologyPage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeologyPage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minerals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crystals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crystals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NatureLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureLovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photographer</span></a><br><a href="https://www.geologyin.com/2017/06/how-is-aura-rainbow-quartz-made.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">geologyin.com/2017/06/how-is-a</span><span class="invisible">ura-rainbow-quartz-made.html</span></a></p>
Steve<p>I grew up mostly in Nebraska. It was a surprise to see a two-page article in the _New York Times_, starting on the front page. </p><p>I'm sharing this as a gift article so friends can bypass the paywall, which makes the URL ridiculously long. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/climate/nebraska-mine-niobium-rare-earths.html?unlocked_article_code=jLKJS0TTYoYU2X6WQ7CNdmk22y_DQBw-ESAHsOy8XdHoDTNdOs2GLt0x2wzxslHp-Iudnza8gpPZRBxwSTFZdyTmFtcBqOF8jfOz8GIkB2MAgrIx6qtZlAWRNlXnkujQfXWU-o2hRqu4QLp36i2XUbb7bm97kkjb3GN8eoWY3Yv56lvj2akoGvd8Eug41iER1MXwz019VVYiXezVb9eIhDS0d0Ed5RBBOr9h1m27OKRVHbWGQn-76YIR_PIY8M614AzDDSQKuI2YAM-eZJKohAj2l1DtKrgcbdsmrv7havyyXhr6dRubfk1Bx9w4UO6tRtlLnDJ9-lMdoVaZLOiImq3Ft2qJCsGF3nS1&amp;smid=share-url" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/02/02/climate</span><span class="invisible">/nebraska-mine-niobium-rare-earths.html?unlocked_article_code=jLKJS0TTYoYU2X6WQ7CNdmk22y_DQBw-ESAHsOy8XdHoDTNdOs2GLt0x2wzxslHp-Iudnza8gpPZRBxwSTFZdyTmFtcBqOF8jfOz8GIkB2MAgrIx6qtZlAWRNlXnkujQfXWU-o2hRqu4QLp36i2XUbb7bm97kkjb3GN8eoWY3Yv56lvj2akoGvd8Eug41iER1MXwz019VVYiXezVb9eIhDS0d0Ed5RBBOr9h1m27OKRVHbWGQn-76YIR_PIY8M614AzDDSQKuI2YAM-eZJKohAj2l1DtKrgcbdsmrv7havyyXhr6dRubfk1Bx9w4UO6tRtlLnDJ9-lMdoVaZLOiImq3Ft2qJCsGF3nS1&amp;smid=share-url</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RareEarths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RareEarths</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/niobium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niobium</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nebraska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nebraska</span></a></p>
Scientific Frontline<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Silicides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Silicides</span></a> form when <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elemental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elemental</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niobium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niobium</span></a> is deposited onto <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>silicon</span></a> during the fabrication process of a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transmon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transmon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/qubit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qubit</span></a>. They need to be well understood to make devices that reliably and efficiently store <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quantum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quantum</span></a> information for as long as possible.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QuantumScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuantumScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sflorg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sflorg</span></a><br><a href="https://www.sflorg.com/2023/01/qs01232301.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sflorg.com/2023/01/qs01232301.</span><span class="invisible">html</span></a></p>