Local scientists discover new rare earth minerals

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Local scientists discover new rare earth minerals

Latthalilat Thamplom, Monyet News Network, 28 February 2012

Kuala Lumpur, 28 Feb. Scientists from the Universiti Mineral Malaysia today announced the discovery of 5 rare earth minerals, previously unknown to science. Speaking to journalists at a specially convened media conference at the Federal capital this morning, the Supreme Chancellor of UMM, Datuk Professor Dr Kuthubudeen Linas Maidin explained the research work carried out by the university researchers that led to the discovery and the implications of such discovery to the world rare earth supply. Prior to this discovery, the 17 rare earth minerals known to science are yttrium, scandium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium.

According to the UMM website, the researchers and their discoveries are:

Dr Shahrizat Kassim. Discovered condominium. The mother of all lanthanides, a 4fd15d configured element with an atomic number of 84. Potential uses in the cattle breeding industry.

Dr George Ramasamy. Discovered papadum. A 4fd28e configured element with an atomic number of 83. Potential uses in the food industry. High likelihood of being edible.

Dr Ibrahim Ali. Discovered moronium. A 4fd28eXX (2 electrons missing) configured element with an atomic number of 82. Highly flammable. No potential use determined so far.

It is understood that the Malaysian government, particularly the officials at the Ministry of Advanced Research and Science (MARS), are delighted at these discoveries that will put Malaysia in the forefront of rare earth research. A highly placed source in the ministry who declined to be named said "all our investment in the CIRET and BIRET technology have finally borne fruit. We can now develop our own advanced material industry and not depend on the freakin' Aussies".

Monyet News Network has also learnt that the Ministry is now exploring avenues to establish a very large Malaysian Advanced Materials Institute (MAMI) at Bayan Lepas in Penang. A pilot project, codenamed anak mami, is already operational at the site.

The Ministry is also in the midst of setting up a new research centre to promote RE research. Rumor has it that the centre will be named after a very rare rare earth element, the sanatorium.


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