materials

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The country is dialing back operations at the plants that turn crude oil into feedstock for materials such as plastics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

According to this idea, these materials were especially important during the earliest stages of life's development, helping generate the first biologically relevant molecules from nonliving substances.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Some of these materials are still nearly unobtainable, with autos and logistics companies feeling the biggest fallout from the restrictions.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Artificial intelligence, for example, is already being used to predict where road faults are most likely to develop and new materials such as graphene are being used to improve highway surfaces.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In 2015, the agency declassified over fifty thousand pages of Friedman materials, including some of the items taken from the Friedmans’ library.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield