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KJ6BWB OP t1_iug7xur wrote

Reply to comment by Sometimes_Stutters in Researchers Discover Substitutes For Rare Earth Materials In Magnets by KJ6BWB

Very common, they just require high technology to get to and China controls most of the available deposits we know of.

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Rough_Idle t1_iugbyw0 wrote

The headline alone was enough to make me wonder how big a brick this news is dropping in certain Chinese trade ministries

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cchiu23 t1_iugzple wrote

China produces the most phosphorus too lol

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MrDuhVinci t1_iuhc12r wrote

Every article you read about technology here is likely very tentative and far from proven for real-world usage. No doubt a 'few' Chinese Scientists will be ordered to investigate its potential as a practical alternative to parts of their 'rare-materials' industry... but they won't be running around in a panic until it becomes even a modest possibility.

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ElJamoquio t1_iui58q2 wrote

> they just require high technology to get to

mmm, they just create 3000 lbs of toxic waste per EV-traction-motor built.

It's not that high tech, it's just toxic.

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4t0mik t1_iugt8q5 wrote

I'm a betting Russia has a lot too.

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cchiu23 t1_iugzjct wrote

They're also experts in refining them

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Alex_2259 t1_iugjho0 wrote

Doesn't bode well for the future of humanity.

I forgot, this sub is filled with China worshipping bots. Even if they're humans that's a bot mindset

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