Rare Earth Is a Misnomer

Carl Gishnider is also a research scientist at the Ames Lab. The 17 elements are crucial, not just for the cloud, but for many of our advanced technologies. Electric cars, flat screen TVs, medical devices, even drones need rare earth magnets. But as fond as Mr. Rare Earth is of his name, when it comes to the elements themselves, he told CNN's John Sutter they're fairly abundant.