Why Dutch firm ASML runs the world. Visit https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ to start learning STEM for FREE, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. 1:38 We made a mistake and the outline of the Netherlands is not to scale. Face palm moment. Continue watching our series on the chip war: One giant laser is responsible for nearly ALL high-tech products https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGltY_PKJO0 Without this German product, civilization would cease https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHfQLjtLJdY How the U.S. is trying to block China from the world’s most critical technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06Rrq51b1H0 The one company in Taiwan that runs the world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMXIPOiSkbI Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom https://twitter.com/cindypom Grab your Newsthink merch here: null Thank you to our Patrons, including Igli Laci, Ronil Patel, Tom Eng Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink Sources: Images and video from ASML. Photos were supplied from their media resources library. Materials are used under fair use licensing for the purposes of news reporting. 2:08 NASA secondary creator credits: Genna Duberstein, Tom Bridgman, Karen Fox 5:08 Peter Wenninck image from ©ASML Articles referenced: 5:00 Analysts believe it would take China at least 10 years to produce systems rivalling ASML https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/04/technology/tech-cold-war-chips.html 5:10 https://www.reuters.com/technology/asml-still-has-no-licence-ship-newest-machines-china-ceo-2022-01-19/