How to Use erbium in a Sentence
erbium
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The new qubits rely on erbium, a rare-earth element valued for its clean optical properties and strong magnetic interactions.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Although the study focused on dysprosium, the researchers believe the technique can be adapted to detect other rare-earth elements such as terbium, europium, erbium, and neodymium.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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The breakthrough was the development of solid-state lasers that use bundles of glass fibers doped with exotic elements like ytterbium, erbium, and thulium along with aluminum, germanium, and phosphorus.
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New Atlas,
17 Jan. 2026
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The researchers successfully applied their strategy to a variety of electrolytes — including those based on zirconium, indium, yttrium, and erbium — achieving consistent results across the board.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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In its most recent move, China added five rare-earth elements – holmium, erbium, thulium, europium, ytterbium, and related magnets and materials – to its existing control list, requiring export licenses.
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Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, China added five rare-earth elements – holmium, erbium, thulium, europium, ytterbium, and related magnets and materials – to its existing control list, requiring export licenses.
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Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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