It is reported that Baotou Huizhong Magnetic Valley rare Earth Technology Co., Ltd. in Inner Mongolia uses a novel nickel and copper plating layer to form a coating on the surface of rare-earth magnets, which puts the doubles on the life of NdFeB magnets.

The engineering team of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) used a 2D material called molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) in the computer chip, which makes the chip work like neurons. The computer chip that combines two functions - logic operations and data storage - into a single architecture, paving the way to more efficient devices. Their technology is particularly promising for applications relying on artificial intelligence.

India is increasing its efforts to attract investment from other countries and Toyota Tsusho will build a rare earth plant in the country. At the same time, the Hindustan Times reported on Nov 6 that the country will significantly reduce the number of energy and power products imported from China.

Including tungsten and molybdenum mines, 79 mineral deposits are discovered nationwide recently. The Ministry of Natural Resources recently released the "China Mineral Resources Report (2020)". The report disclosed that in 2019, the national investment in geological exploration was 99.34 billion yuan, of which the investment in oil and gas geological exploration was 82.129 billion yuan, an increase of 29%; the investment in non-oil and gas geological exploration was 17.211 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.9%. There are 79 newly discovered mineral deposits nationwide, of which 55 are large and medium-sized.