Rare earth market quotation in China: the latest of terbium oxide and dysprosium oxide declined slightly while praseodymium oxide price keeps stable in early May on weak market confidence and low trading activity. 

The latest prices of ferro molybdenum and molybdenum concentrate edge higher while molybdenum rod price remains stable in the Chinese market in early May due to increased trading activity of downstream. 

The US wants to curb its reliance on rare earth elements on China used to make weapons and high-tech equipment. The country only has one rare earths mine - MP Materials and government scientists have been told not to work with it because of its Chinese ties.

Rare earth owns good optical, electrical, thermal, and magnetic performance, making it be a popular glass coating material. BRIRE Rare Earth Research Institute & EASYTO (China) Adiabatic have been jointly dedicated to the research for ten years and invented the advanced adiabatic glass coating material recently.

Rare earth-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have been developed by China's scientists recently, and the near-Infrared voltage nanosensors enable real-time imaging of neuronal activities in mice and zebrafish. It is the key to reveal the functional mechanism of the nervous system.

Nanothread bundle's energy density is up to 3 times than that of Li-ion batteries, and recently Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have developed the design of a new carbon nanostructure made from diamond nanothreads that could one day be used for mechanical energy storage, wearable technologies, and biomedical applications.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The tungsten powder and ammonium metatungstate(APT) prices in China continue to maintain stability with the end of the holiday of May Day. Now the tungsten forecast prices from listed tungsten companies and institutions are the focus of the market. 

Rare earth market quotation in China: the prices of europium oxide, lanthanum oxide and praseodymium oxide remained stable in the first trading day on May 5, 2020 after the holiday of May Day as most market participants took a watchful stance for the market. 

Molybdenum market quotation in China: the prices of ferro molybdenum and molybdenum oxide rose slightly while molybdenum powder price stabilized in the first trading day on May 5, 2020 after the holiday of May Day on cautious sentiment of market participants. 

To reduce the manufacturing costs of making tungsten carbide tools, a team of researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory has figured out how to 3D print it into the exact size and shape they want, with little to no post-machining required, according to a U.S. patent application first made public on Thursday.