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Nintendo’s Use of a Rare-Earth Magnet for the Switch 2 Could Expose It to China’s Whims
Nintendo’s Switch 2 videogame machine uses a rare-earth magnet to attach its hand-held controllers to the main console, ...
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Did you feel it? Earth just had one of its shortest days ever and 2 more are coming
As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.
Australian rare earth stocks soar on MP Materials' multi-billion US deal
Shares of Australian rare earths miners, including Lynas and Iluka Resources , soared on Friday after U.S.-based MP Materials ...
Gina Rinehart Makes Millions On Her Rare Earth Investments
A direct U.S. Government investment has electrified the share price of rare earth miner MP Materials and boosted the fortune ...
What to Know About the Rush for Rare Earth Metals in War-Torn Myanmar
In the chaos of war, there’s nothing to stop Chinese firms from ravaging the landscape and extracting the minerals, which end ...
Earth's Accelerating Spin To Shorten Two More Days
When the moon is positioned farther from Earth's equator and closer to the poles, its pull on the planet becomes weaker. With ...
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Earth just had a freakishly short day, but the fastest day of the year is yet to come
July 9 was unusually short thanks to changes in how fast the Earth is spinning. But two other days this summer are expected ...
Govt to launch ₹1,345 crore scheme for rare earth magnet production
The Secretary of the Ministry of Heavy Industry said that eligible manufacturers must carry out end-to-end processing-from ...
Pentagon takes $400 million stake in rare-earth miner
The Defense Department is buying $400 million of stock in rare-earth mining company MP Materials as it seeks to boost ...
The Pentagon is taking a big stake in a rare earth mining company, sending the stock up 60%
Shares of the little-known mining company soared on Thursday on news that the Pentagon would become the largest shareholder.
Earth's 'oldest' impact crater is much younger than previously thought
Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.