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• Terbium's elusive plus-4 form emerges under ordinary lab conditions, opening possibilities for rare-earth metals
  Phys.org · September 9, 2026 21:10
  Chemists in a new study led by the University of Iowa report they have isolated and described in detail an atypical state of the rare-earth metal terbium, an advance that could expand its use in quantum technologies, including computing and advanced sensors. The study, "Structural and…