KNOWLEDGE
TOPSTORY
Year in Review: 2024 – Déjà-vu or Step Forward?
De-risking and diversification remained key topics in 2024, at least when it comes to securing critical raw materials. From a European perspective, the...
ANALYSES, BACKGROUND, INTERVIEWS
Netflix Discovers the Rare Earths
In the high-profile comedy "Don't Look Up," scientists have a hard time getting their powerful message across.
Selective Sulfidation Promises Greener Rare Earth Production
A new method developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) involving sulfidation promises to make the rare earth refinement process easier, cheaper, and greener.
Mission: Independence From Imported Raw Materials. Matamulas (Spain)
The dependence on imports of rare earth elements from China will increase further as a result of the planned phase-out of combustion engine technology and the expansion of renewable energies. New raw material deposits are therefore being sought. In this series, rawmaterials.net presents promising candidates. This time we go to the south, to the Iberian Peninsula.
(Un-)Safety Factor: Taiwan’s Chip Industry
For Taiwan, the production of semiconductor chips is of more than just economic significance. In geopolitical terms too, the branch is important for strengthening the country’s position vis-a-vis China. There is even talk about a silicon shield protecting the island.
