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Critical chemistry: what makes rare earths so special?

Babbage from The Economist (subscriber edition)

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What optical roles do rare earths play in lighting and fiber optics?

Sella describes phosphors in lamps and how holmium and erbium enable infrared signals for long-range fiber-optic communications.

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