The world’s appetite for tiny magnets and EV batteries is having repercussions such as chemical pollution in unlikely corners of the region, the series Power Scramble finds. And geopolitical tensions mean the fight for resources is heating up.
The world’s appetite for tiny magnets and EV batteries is having repercussions such as chemical pollution in unlikely corners of the region, the series Power Scramble finds. And geopolitical tensions mean the fight for resources is heating up. A magnetic plate, acting like an X-ray machine, can reveal the magnets in a smartphone — magnets with rare earths , a class of critical metals whose supply China controls.
KUALA LUMPUR/SYDNEY/SULAWESI: It is a question that major economies are deliberating: Can anyone break China’s hold on critical metals powering the world’s high-tech applications? These metals include rare earths, which are used in some of the world’s strongest permanent — and portable — magnets to date and which are essential for just about everything, from the newest gadgets to green technology such as wind turbines. They include other metals such as nickel, used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries to also move the world beyond fossil fuel
China Critical Metals Rare Earths Magnets EV Batteries Pollution Geopolitical Tensions Resources High-Tech Applications Gadgets Green Technology Wind Turbines Nickel Fossil Fuels
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