Nintendo’s Switch 2 videogame machine uses a rare-earth magnet to attach its hand-held controllers to the main console, ...

While rare earths magnets from China are beginning to flow again, customers remain on edge about the threat of future ...

The rare earth minerals that go into magnets that power countless tech products, including EVs, are mostly controlled by China. And the country is locking its supply down.

JL Mag Rare-Earth's stock closed 7.9% higher on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Wednesday, ... China Rare Earth Holdings rose 18% in Hong Kong and China Northern Rare Earth was up 3.4%.

This combination of properties makes rare-earth magnets hard to beat. One alternative, says Dr Lewis, is to switch rare-earth elements for others that are chemically at least somewhat similar.

China, the world's largest rare earth magnet producer accounting for over 90% of global supply, decided in early April to impose restrictions on exports of seven medium-to-heavy rare earth ...