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Clean tech’s dirty secret – why rare-earth refining still happens in China
Part 2 of BIG Media’s special report on rare-earth elements Key takeaways Most of the global economic value in rare-earth elements (REEs) is captured in the midstream and downstream segments, where China controls nearly 90% of refining capacity and dominates high-purity oxide production. This remains...
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Health screening produces more patients – but does it increase survival...
In the western world, we have been trained to participate in all kinds of health screening because we are told that hidden dangers lurk...
AI’s overhype cycle – separating reality from marketing
Artificial intelligence has become the centrepiece of global business narratives, investor decks, and public‑sector strategy documents. Market forecasters predict multi‑trillion‑dollar impacts,venture capital continues to...
Rare earth elements explained – why these 17 minerals matter for...
(Part 1 of 2) Key takeaways Rare earth elements (REE) are not geologically rare, but commercially viable deposits are – making economic extraction difficult and...