Tungsten is liable to become brittle in the simulating the demand caused by high energy neutrons and alpha particles produce during the fusion process, according to scientists at the University of Huddersfield who have been using world-class new facilities to carry out experiments that could aid the development of nuclear fusion reactors, widely regarded as the "Holy Grail" solution to future energy needs.

A new discovery by researchers from McGill University shows how and where tungsten accumulates in bones of mice exposed to the element through drinking water. The findings doubt the once-universal assumption that tungsten poses little or no health risk to the general human population.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online: Though businesses have good expectation for late market price, the increasing raw material supply and weak market demand press the rise in price. Downstream enterprises are not willing to accept high quotations and the market trading is in a stalemate. In the short term, mainstream transaction prices will not change sharply.

Rare earth market quotation in China: the latest price of lanthanum oxide, cerium oxide and dysprosium oxide is unchanged from the previous trading day because sellers and buyers are in a stalemate and market trading increases slowly. At the end of the April, most market participants have little plans in purchasing and the market is caught in heavy wait-and-see atmosphere. Given that, the rare earth price shows signs of decline.

With the increasing quantity of steel biddings at the end of the month and rise of international molybdenum price, Chinese market confidence is boosted and businesses keep firm quotation. But the actual trading volumes still need to be increased. 

Cobalt is the most dazzling star in the nonferrous metal market in 2017. The international cobalt price has risen since 2016. After September 2017, the price of cobalt hit a climax. Almost every day it was boiling. According to rough calculations, the cobalt price at the end of the year doubled compared with the beginning of the year.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online: Domestic tungsten market performs poorly on the whole even in the Golden March and Silver April. Smelting factories restarting working dilutes the good trading atmosphere in the raw material side, coupled with market demand fails to meet expectations, tungsten price is basically in the downward trend this month.

Rare earth market quotation in China: lanthanum oxide price is unchanged from the previous trading while the latest price of neodymium oxide, praseodymium neodymium metal and praseodymium neodymium oxide falls slightly. The first batch of total amount of rare earth ore mining control in 2018 was released, which provides a boost for the industry. But pressed by the weak demand and quiet policy news, rare earth market is not active.

The price and quantity in steel biddings both increase this week, raising manufacturers’ rised mentality. And the continuous tightening availability of molybdenum raw materials makes sellers reluctant to sell. Therefore, molybdenum price in China rises slightly.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online: Domestic tungsten price continues its stabilization and supply and demand refuse to budge. As sellers are reluctant to sell, low-price resources reduce. At the same time, purchasers remain low buying interest, mainly on rigid demand. Under the thin market trading, tungsten market will not have great change.