Rare earth elements (REEs) are used in many alternative energy and defense technologies such as wind power generation, fuel cells, rechargeable batteries, hydrogen storage, radar deflection, stealth detection, night vision and other defense technologies including permanent magnets used in electric and electric-hybrid vehicles. The examples given below are but a small sample of how rare earths directly effect our lives and certainly our standard of living which all require different combinations and quanities of the REE's stated and should be viewed as an example only as trade and application protection is certainly in effect. The rare earth elements comprise the lanthanide series of elements on the periodic table.
