Yttrium is often extracted from rare-earth minerals where it occurs combined with lanthanide elements, and its silvery metallic properties make it useful in superconductors and phosphors.

The laboratory stores several yttriums in sealed containers for use in superconductivity experiments.

The oncologist recommended yttrium-90 microspheres for targeted liver radiotherapy.

When cooled, yttrium iron garnets show reduced magnetic damping compared to other ferrites.

Researchers used yttrium iron garnet films to study spin-wave propagation in nanoscale devices.

Researchers synthesized several yttrium lithium fluorides to test their optical properties.

The research team measured the emission spectrum of a neodymium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride crystal to optimize the coaxial laser cavity.