Tariffs, China, and REEs: The 2026 Trade Triangle No One Can Ignore
The global rare-earth elements (REEs) market is entering a decisive moment. Three powerful forces are converging at the same time. First, the United States is enforcing tariffs that raise the cost of imported magnets and electronic components. Second, China is tightening export controls on raw and processed rare earth materials. Third, global shortages are emerging […]
Can Aneutronic Fusion Compete? A 2026 Reality Check on p-B11 and D–He³ Concepts
When most articles talk about fusion energy, they focus on the deuterium-tritium (D-T) reaction — the near-term workhorse everyone expects. But there’s a quieter, more ambitious conversation taking place: aneutronic fusion. This refers to fuel cycles (like proton-boron-11, p-B¹¹, or deuterium-helium-3, D–He³) where the fusion products are mostly charged particles rather than neutrons. That means […]