“Cosmic magnet” recreated in lab as alternative to rare earths
"The mining operations are highly disruptive: you have to extract a huge amount of material to get a small volume of rare earths”
EU approves common charger for electronic devices
This includes mobile phones, tablets and e-readers, digital cameras, and video game consoles
Victory for car industry as EU waters down vehicle pollution rules
The money spent on retooling combustion engines would be better spent on ramping up electric vehicle offerings
