“The tiny amount of Iridium in the touch screen of my personal cell phone and the rare earth elements that are used somewhere along the way for my friend’s EV are actually this globe spanning supply chain that underpins US technical power [and] US military power.” – Dr. Margaret Foster
NSDPI Senior Researcher Dr. Margaret Foster was interviewed on The World Today, a podcast from the Foreign Policy Association, about the importance of understanding rare earth supply chains and the implications these critical materials have for national security. Dr. Foster, who leads the NSDPI’s advanced microelectronics research, discusses the importance of advanced microelectronics in understanding the modern geopolitical and economic challenges we face today, the unique difficulties of sourcing these materials, building resilience in our supply chains, and much more with FPA’s Director of Studies, Peter Scaturro.
Listen to the full podcast interview.
Read the NSDPI’s Microelectronics series of white papers.