China Halts Critical Rare Earth Exports as Trade War Intensifies
www.nytimes.com
Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries.

Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries.

  • metaStatic@kbin.earth
    72·
    2 days ago

    yeah, I noticed I just said magnets like other permanent magnets could be better or something …

    Thanks for calling me on this.

    I was talking about motors and Induction isn’t in fact explicitly better. I think they could be if we have no other choice but to throw research at them but for right now there have fairly equal trade offs.

    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.mlEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      Well, i hoped there were more effective materials/mixes around with less reliance on rare earth, since i’m not that into magnetic science.