Neodymium: The Metal Hiding Inside Everything You Own | Catalyst

[00:00:00]Neodymium is named after the Greek words for new twin, which is suspicious. The old twin didn't exist. It was two elements wearing a trench coat since 1,885.

[00:00:10]But here's the thing. This metal is in your phone, your headphones, every wind turbine. It makes the strongest permanent magnets you can buy. And 70 to 80% of the global supply runs through one country. The element isn't rare. The supply chain is full. Story is on the channel.