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ANALYSES, BACKGROUND, INTERVIEWS
Bitcoin: Effects of the Chinese Mining Ban
China has banned trading in cryptocurrencies. The energy intensive mining could therefore become more environmentally friendly in the future. In this interview, cryptocurrency expert Susanne Fromm talks about the further effects.
Interview: “Industry Has a Strong Interest in Finding Solutions”
Jürgen Gassmann, Head of the Magnetic Materials Department at IWKS, the Fraunhofer establishment for recoverable substance cycles and resource strategies, on the recycling of strategic metals and the “delta between the manufacturing of products containing rare earths and their end of life.”
Coatings, Sprays and Leds: The Fight Against Viruses Is Generating Creativity
Beyond the development of vaccines, demand also exists for additional measures to stem the advance of the COVID-19 pandemic and other novel viral illnesses. In this context, rare earths and technology metals could play a significant role.
