Strong microwave magnetic fields for more efficient plasmas

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-strong-microwave-magnetic-fields-efficient.html

"longer stability... double quartz tube with solid material converted into plasma sitting within inner tube... extracting pure rare earth metals from their ores... cerium, lanthanum and neodymium, are becoming widely used in large-scale applications, including manufacture of rechargeable batteries for EVs... plasma of calcium and magnesium to release scandium and vanadium atoms from their oxide ores"

Related: Researchers develop scalable and continuous surface modification process for magnesium alloy wires

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-scalable-surface-modification-magnesium-alloy.html