The latest forecast from consulting firm AlixPartners is that the chip shortage may cost the global auto industry $110 billion; it will reduce global auto WS2 powder. Tungsten disulfide, as a new type of solid lubricating material, its ch…
Molybdenum disulfide MoS2 is an important solid lubricant, especially suitable for high temperature and high pressure. It is also diamagnetic, can be used as a linear photoconductor and a semiconductor showing P-type or N-type conductivity, and has a…
Oil futures tumbled more than $5 a barrel on news that the Biden administration is considering releasing about 1 million barrels a day from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for several months to cool surging crude prices.Brent crude futures…
Due to the global shortage of automotive chips, in the past year, the price of STL9369, the core chip of the body electronic stability system produced by STMicroelectronics, has skyrocketed from 20 yuan to 2,800 yuan (excluding tax), a year-on-year i…
The U.S. CPI rose 1.2% month-on-month as expected in March, the highest since October 2005; this made the indicator up 8.5% year-on-year, higher than the expected 8.4%, and the highest since December 1981 (nearly 40 years).…
Since the outbreak of the epidemic in 2020, the prices of international agricultural products and fertilizers and other agricultural materials have continued to rise. As of February 2022, the FAO Global Food Price Index has surpassed its 2011 high. D…
In March, U.S. inflation hit a 40-year high. According to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 7.9% year-on-year and 0.8% month-on-month. The data also showed that U.S.…
In the face of rising oil prices, the 31 member countries of the International Energy Agency decided in early March to release 60 million barrels of crude oil reserves. However, the market's reaction to this statement was not strong, and oil prices c…
After falling last week, international gold futures edged up on Monday, posting their second gain in seven sessions. Gold futures for April delivery rose 20 cents, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $1,929.50 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange…
At 23:36 local time on the 16th (22:36 Beijing time on the 16th), a strong earthquake occurred in the waters near Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Early this morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency revised the magnitude from 7.3 to 7.4. So far, the eart…
French scientists have confirmed for the first time through genome sequencing that the "deltacron" variant of the new coronavirus that has previously attracted a lot of attention does exist, which combines the mutations in the new coronavirus delta v…
The NAVAL Postgraduate School is experimenting with metal 3D printing. Will this affect the market for molybdenum disulfide filled nylon? A sailor aboard the USS Ronald Reagan oversees the F/ A-18F Super Hornet engine. The Naval Postgraduate School h…