This U.S. company’s new magnet could loosen China’s stranglehold on the supply chain

To make them requires mining and refining rare earth elements—a supply chain largely controlled by China. Companies around the world are racing to find alternatives by using materials that are more ...
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China Just Created the World’s Most Powerful Magnet and It Could Be Useful In Fusion

In Hefei, China, physicists switched on a new machine that pushed magnetic fields to record strength. As the device powered up, it held a magnetic field more than 700,000 times stronger than Earth’s ...
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The Race Is on to Make Rare Earth Magnets Outside China

After Beijing exerted its power over the valuable magnets as leverage, other countries started to add production, but only incrementally. And China is far ahead. After Beijing exerted its power over ...
The New York Times

Cars to Fighter Jets: China’s New Export Curbs May Level a Heavy Blow Worldwide

Broad restrictions could cause supply interruptions for arms makers, as well as manufacturers in the semiconductor, automotive and other sectors. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from Shanghai From cars ...