At the level of chemical knowledge on rare earths (REE) -essential for new technologies-, China has also surpassed the US. Here we show that today 38% of new REE compounds are produced by Chinese teams, while only 8% by US teams chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr... #AI #rareearthmetal

"in my experience, those who insist most loudly that science should be “as free from politics as possible”...tend also to be the ones who insist that science can only thrive in a democracy. Why, then, they seem to feel it is no concern of science if democracy is threatened, I can’t imagine."