EVs, renewables and climate tech.
Feature examining variable frequency drives (VFDs) as an underutilized technology that could unlock gigawatts of grid power by improving electric motor efficiency across US industrial and commercial sectors.
IEEE Spectrum investigates China's dominance of rare-earth processing via monazite ore and the environmental costs, examining lessons for Western supply chain independence.
Global efforts to break China's 90% dominance of rare-earth markets are emerging as a major 21st-century geopolitical struggle, with rare earths essential to semiconductors, EVs, and military systems.
