Dysprosium Mirror Cube

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Along with neodymium, there has been steady growth in the demand for dysprosium as an important component of specialty magnets. These find their way into all sorts of consumer good s from smartphones to electric cars. With production sources pretty much all spoken for and sourced among just a few refineries in China there’s little expectation that the price will go anywhere but up - and it’s already pricey as is.Making it even costlier, of course, is the mirror polishing treatment which takes several days of continuous grinding in a lapping machine. The result, besides the sticker shock that is, is a six-sided mirror made from this exotic metal. And they are absolutely beautiful! Show more