On the surface, at least, electric vehicles seem if anything like a boon to national security in the US. They will, we’ve surmised, lessen the country’s reliance on foreign oil and ensuring that the vehicles of tomorrow, no matter…
As part of its mission to support the decarbonisation of the global transport and energy sectors Ricardo, a world-class environmental, engineering and strategic consulting company, has announced that it has won two UK Government-b…
Rare-earth prices have hit the highest point in a decade, with the Chinese rare-earth price index reaching 425.9 as of Wednesday. Although that was down 0.9 points from Tuesday, it's still at a high level, according to the China R…
Hot demand for rare-earth metals used in electric vehicles (EVs) and disrupted rare-earth imports from Myanmar have together sent the prices of the scarce materials in China up about 14 percent so far in 2022, with tight supplies.…
Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., have introduced a bill that would promote domestic production of rare earth elements and reduce dependence on China for such elements. The proposed Restoring Essential Energy and …
Name a technology that is all around us, underpins our modern way of living but is hardly recognised for its contribution. How about the magnet? The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering hopes our awareness and appreciation will b…