Jupiter's moon Europa may harbor life forms. During an exploration mission, electronics made of silicon and germanium are to defy the extremely inhospitable conditions.
Chemical group expands production capacity in Japan and plans to process raw materials from Hastings Technology Metals in France.
Due to non-permitted rare earth alloys, the delivery had been stopped in the meantime. For the Pentagon, it is not the first exemption for critical raw materials and technologies from China.
Import from wind- and sun-rich countries will still be necessary.
Offshore wind farms in the North Sea and accelerated market ramp-up for green hydrogen envisaged.
Cobalt, palladium, europium and the like could be the answer to the growing problem of drug-resistant fungi.