China, world’s top graphite producer, tightens exports of key battery material, ET Auto

China’s graphite curbs are similar to those imposed since Aug. 1 for two chip-making metals, gallium and germanium. China said on Friday it will require export permits for some graphite products to protect national security, springing a surprise with another bid to control critical mineral supply in response to challenges over its global manufacturing dominance….

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Vietnamese Auto Giant VINFAST is Gearing Up to Enter India

VINFAST to Enter India   Vietnam-based electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast, a tough competitor to Tesla, is eyeing the Indian market with plans to establish a manufacturing unit, potentially in Gujarat or Tamil Nadu, as recently reported. The company’s intentions regarding export or catering primarily to the Indian market remain unclear at this stage. Reports from Various…

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Back to New Jersey, Where the Universe Began

A few miles away, Robert Dicke, a physicist at Princeton, and his students had begun looking into the conditions under which the universe could have begun, if indeed it had a beginning. They concluded that any such Big Bang must have been hot enough to sustain thermonuclear reactions, at millions of degrees, in order to…

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