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China's control of rare earth metals is a big advantage in a trade war. These researchers are trying to level the field.

Northeastern researchers are studying ways to loosen China’s stranglehold on the market of vital materials for the manufacture of everything from smartphones to guided missiles.
- by Bill Ibelle July 26, 2018
At risk in a trade war with China? The rare earth metals that make your smartphone (and your guided missile).

Rare earth metals, which are controlled by China, are essential to a vast array of military, medical, and consumer products. President Trump’s plan to escalate…
- by Bill Ibelle July 25, 2018