Scientists at the Critical Materials Institute, headquartered at the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, have developed a new two-step process to make recycling rare-earth metals easier and more cost-effective. Here, magnesium is melted with magnet scrap in an induction furnace. Credit: US Dept. of Energy's Ames Laboratory Scientists at the Critical Materials Institute have developed a two-step recovery process that makes recycling rare-earth metals easier and more cost-effective. （from：PHYS  ORG ）