But to do that, American manufacturers need to have access to rare earth materials -- which China supplies.
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This case involves something called rare earth materials, which are used by American manufacturers to make high-tech products like advanced batteries that power everything from hybrid cars to cell phones.
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After all, China has a history of playing fast and loose with existing trade agreements by unfairly withholding rare earth materials from markets, and unfairly subsidizing their emerging markets on everything from light vehicle tires to solar panels.
These low temperatures allow for a quick start-up, a more compact design, and less use of rare-earth materials.
Clinton did appear to make progress Saturday in diminishing fears that China might use its monopoly over rare-earth materials as a political weapon against Japan and other competitors.
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Materials such as platinum and rare earth elements are crucial to electronics, increasingly scarce on Earth and abundant in space.
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In a recent example of government policy being a drag on stocks, Beijing imposed restrictions on rare earth exports in an attempt to keep the materials close to home as China tries to establish itself as the go-to nation for the key ingredients used in making everything from lithium batteries to iPods.
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The prestigious Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials rejected his study of a rare earth magnet because it lacked physics-related measurements that Branagan and his adviser deemed irrelevant.
China's domination of the global production of rare-earth minerals in particular has fuelled the search for other sources of materials essential for everything from electronics to wind turbines.
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