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It used to provide cheap raw materials to Western nations to make high-end products for clean energy. Now China is importing upstream products, then exporting the downstream, value-added ones.

New restrictions aim to solidify China’s dominance in rare earth magnet production and help the country catch up with Japan.

Chinese scientists have discovered a key strategic mineral called Niobobaotite, containing niobium, which has great superconducting properties.

Graphene can change its electrical resistance in response to a magnetic field quicker than other materials, such as graphite or bismuth, which could one day change how we store data

New Smart Materials Could be Used in Targeted Drug Delivery, Energy Storage Smart materials science and can acclimatize their properties based on their environmental changes . By altering the pH of the suspensions, the NUS researchers demonstrated the ability of the 2D-electrolyte sheet to roll up into a scroll-like arrangement. This is similar to the way electrically charged polymers undergo transitions from molecular chains to globular objects. Image Credit: National University of Singapor...

2021 0512 NUS scientists create a new type of intelligent material_1 The team that created the 2D-electrolytes was led by Prof Antonio Castro Neto (right), Director of CA2DM. With him is Ms Mariana Costa (left), the first author of the ground-breaking publication. Intelligent materials, the latest revolution in the field of materials science, can adapt their properties depending on changes in their surroundings. They can be used in everything from self-healing mobile phone screens, to shape-shi...

 E-Mail IMAGE: The team that created the 2D-electrolytes was led by Prof Antonio Castro Neto (right), Director of CA2DM. With him is Ms Mariana Costa (left), the first author of the ground-breaking... view more  Credit: National University of Singapore Intelligent materials, the latest revolution in the field of materials science, can adapt their properties depending on changes in their surroundings. They can be used in everything from self-healing mobile phone screens, to shape-shift...