rare-earth

China's Announcement 18 export controls on seven rare earth elements remain permanently active, disrupting defense supply chains and forcing the U.S. to accelerate a mine-to-magnet strategy still years from completion.

A new class of high-entropy boride magnets made from earth-abundant metals achieves magnetic properties approaching rare-earth levels, offering a potential path to breaking dependence on Chinese-controlled supply chains for EVs, wind turbines, and electronics.