China understands the worries of German and European companies in relation to critical raw materials such as rare earths, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Monday after talks with Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing. Klingbeil stated that the two sides want to "find common solutions with regards to reliable access and supply chains" after months of concern in Europe over China's export restrictions. Concrete results are on the horizon, he said, adding: "The Chinese side doesn't say that when it doesn't mean it." China is the world's leading producer of rare earths, which are highly ...

The Israeli military said on Monday that its forces had killed two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip despite the ceasefire, saying the individuals posed a threat to its soldiers. In one incident in the north of the sealed-off territory, several people crossed the so-called yellow line behind which the Israeli military has withdrawn. The group placed suspicious objects near Israeli soldiers, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Israeli troops attacked the group and killed one Palestinian while the remaining people fled the scene. In a separate incident, a Palestinian was killed after appr...

A laser ice drill developed in part by Dresden University of Technology (DUT) could help the exploration of of frozen regions in space by drilling through kilometres-thick ice, according to an article in the December edition of the Astra Astronautica journal. It pointed to the ice found on Jupiter's Europa moon and Saturn's Enceladus as examples. "The exploration of ice in the solar system is of great interest. Whether it is ice in lunar craters to supply astronauts with water or the mining of water ice in asteroids to produce fuel," the authors write. "In addition, ice worlds such as Europa a...

Cosmic rays, high-energy particles that travel through space, have puzzled scientists for decades. One particular feature of their energy spectrum—the “knee”—has long remained a mystery. Recent breakthroughs, however, suggest that black holes may hold the key to understanding this phenomenon. Provided by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a new study published in Science Bulletin offers compelling evidence that micro-quasars, systems powered by black holes, could be the source of this cosmic enigma. Unveiling the Cosmic Ray “Knee”For nearly 70 years, scientists have struggled to understand the p...

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