Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Magnet Breakthrough China Doesn’t Control. Start your 7-day free trial + unlock 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN — head to surfshark.com/undecided or use code UNDECIDED at checkout! You're hearing this through speakers run by magnets, and your smartphone might hide another 18 of them. Most of us ignore them until the supply chain snaps. China's rare earth export controls did exactly that. Now there's a new iron nitride magnet, made from just iron and nitrogen, two of the most abundant elements on Earth, and Niron Magnetics has broken ground on a factory to build it at scale. A second rare earth free magnet gets more stubborn as it heats up. So are these magnets ready to replace neodymium magnets? Or is this just proof of how hard rare earths are to replace?
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
02:31 - Iron Nitride Magnets
05:51 - Niron's Big Plans
09:10 - Manganese Bismuth Magnets
The Magnet Breakthrough China Doesn’t Control. Start your 7-day free trial + unlock 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN — head to surfshark.com/undecided or use code UNDECIDED at checkout! You're hearing this through speakers run by magnets, and your smartphone might hide another 18 of them. Most of us ignore them until the supply chain snaps. China's rare earth export controls did exactly that. Now there's a new iron nitride magnet, made from just iron and nitrogen, two of the most abundant elements on Earth, and Niron Magnetics has broken ground on a factory to build it at scale. A second rare earth free magnet gets more stubborn as it heats up. So are these magnets ready to replace neodymium magnets? Or is this just proof of how hard rare earths are to replace?
Watch Why the US Government Buried This Battery youtu.be/jjKnDdsWoG8?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ
Video script and citations:
https://undecided.tech/the-magnet-breakthrough-china-doesnt-control/
Get my achieve energy security with solar guide:
undecided.link/solar-guide
Follow-up podcast:
Video version - youtube.com/channel/UC4-aWB84Bupf5hxGqrwYqLA
Audio version - undecided.link/stilltbd-podcast
Join the Undecided Discord server:
undecided.link/discord
👋 Support Undecided on Patreon!
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Visit my Energysage Portal (US):
Research solar panels, heat pumps, and more to get quotes for free!
undecided.link/energysage
For a curated solar buying experience (Canada)
EnergyPal's free personalized quotes:
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instagram.com/undecidedtech
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Some music provided by Epidemic Sound
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I may earn a small commission for my endorsement or recommendation to products or services linked above, but I wouldn't put them here if I didn't like them. Your purchase helps support the channel and the videos I produce. Thank you.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
02:31 - Iron Nitride Magnets
05:51 - Niron's Big Plans
09:10 - Manganese Bismuth Magnets
