rare metal

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For example, car batteries are often reliant on lithium, while indium is a rare metal used for touch screens.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025

Part of the trouble is electrolyzers require rare metal catalysts to function, and these are prone to corrosion.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

Throughout the show, we watch a young man contend with rice as if it really is a rare metal, one that first brings great prosperity but soon incites competition and greed.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2023

Next summer, a spacecraft will launch to a rare metal world — an nickel and iron asteroid that might be the exposed core of a once-upon-a-time planet.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2021

It was the only place on earth where that rare metal was found.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer