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Rare earth elements. They are a hot topic in the news... but why? What technologies are they used in? Jett Barham, a materials engineering major at University of Kentucky, describes his summer doing research at University of Cincinnati and how new magnet research could shape the global energy landscape.

Alternate Title

• Realize REU

Creator

• Barham, Jett
• Steiner, Matthew A.
• Payton, Eric J.

License

• Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Subject

• Materials Engineering

Geographic Subject

• Cincinnati, OH

Time Period

• Contemporary

Submitter

Eric Payton

College

• Engineering and Applied Science

Department

• Mechanical, Materials, and Industrial Engineering

Date Created

• 2026-08-13

Publisher

• University of Cincinnati

Language

• English

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Identifier: doi:10.7945/nx1k-rf52
Link: https://doi.org/10.7945/nx1k-rf52

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