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Re:Miscellanea: The War in Iran by aucisson_masque on Thursday March 26, 2026 @06:14AM (#47528618)
Well I am referring about rare materials for battery, energy storage, solar panel because the discussion was about that.

I don't know about defense needs, could be true, but I guess they are much less important in volume that the other. You may be able to store them in case of disruption.

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Re:Miscellanea: The War in Iran by tw1984 on Thursday March 26, 2026 @09:00AM (#47529916)
Gallium is of course crucial for modern solar panels, it is also becoming increasingly important in batteries as well.
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Re:Miscellanea: The War in Iran by aucisson_masque on Friday March 27, 2026 @05:55AM (#47540736)
Well in the case of gallium, I see that we have extremely efficient recycling capabilities. Around 90% recovery.

It doesn’t solve the production issue, but there are ways to counter that dépendance over china.

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