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Rare earth metals play a critical role in the modern economy, with industries as diverse as petroleum refining and consumer electronics dependent on the special magnetic and chemical properties these components provide. Unfortunately, traditional extraction and refining techniques are both dangerous and extremely polluting.
That’s why Phoenix Tailings, a New England–based startup cofounded by MIT alums, has developed a clean and efficient new process that extracts rare metals such as neodymium, samarium, and dysprosium from mining waste known as tailings.
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Read more about Phoenix Tailings on Slice of MIT: bit.ly/3RTNvtI
An audio-described version of this video is available: youtu.be/4q2zpMumx3A
Rare earth metals play a critical role in the modern economy, with industries as diverse as petroleum refining and consumer electronics dependent on the special magnetic and chemical properties these components provide. Unfortunately, traditional extraction and refining techniques are both dangerous and extremely polluting.
That’s why Phoenix Tailings, a New England–based startup cofounded by MIT alums, has developed a clean and efficient new process that extracts rare metals such as neodymium, samarium, and dysprosium from mining waste known as tailings.
CODE: UN8CUZ7ELM507IXP
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If you had told Jennifer Yang ’97 during her time as a Course 7 major at MIT that she would use her biology degree to run a distillery, she wouldn’t have believed you.
“When I was at MIT, I looked at entrepreneurs and I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s not me. I’m not one of those people who are so innovative and gutsy and brave,’” Yang says.
In November 2022, she and her husband opened Covalent Spirits, a craft distillery, tasting room, and event space in Westminster, Maryland.
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