The Elements of Innovation Discovered

Articles from the April 8, 2020 edition


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  • Tokamak fusion reactor General Atomics graphite deuterium tritium

    The dream of fusion made real with boron

    A.J. Roan, For Metal Tech News|Updated Aug 12, 2022

    Hydrogen, boron and lasers could be the secret ingredients to the Holy Grail of energy – fusion. A team of scientists in Australia have developed a method of creating fusion energy like that of the sun that utilizes a unique process first pioneered by Professor Heinrich Hora in the 1970s. The company, aptly named HB11, uses an approach to fusion that does away with rare, radioactive and difficult fuels-as well as the incredibly high temperatures necessary for conventional f...

  • Separated rare earth elements praseodymium neodymium lanthanum cerium

    Texas REE separation plant makes progress

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    Texas Mineral Resources Corp. and USA Rare Earth LLC April 2 said the COVID-19 outbreak thus far has not held up progress on their Round Top critical minerals project in Texas and pilot heavy rare earths separation plant in Colorado. "Our first priority is to safeguard the health and well-being of our employees, partners and contractors," said Texas Mineral Resources Chairman Anthony Marchese. "Fortunately to date, the COVID-19 outbreak has had a minimal effect on our...

  • Mask virus Vale mining company Covid 19 Challenge innovations prevention

    Vale offers $1M for COVID-19 innovations

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    Vale, a Brazil-based mining company with operations in Canada and around the globe, is challenging innovators to come up with solutions to minimize the societal impacts of COVID-19 and is offering US$1 million to get those innovations deployed to those who need them as quickly as possible. "Around the globe, industries and individuals alike are working diligently to find innovative solutions to combat this invisible enemy," said Vale North Atlantic Operations and Asian Refiner...

  • US Vanadium oxidation stats in acidic solution redox battery

    U.S. Vanadium continues critical operation

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    U.S. Vanadium Holding Company LLC, an Arkansas-based producer of the world's highest-purity vanadium pentoxide, intends to maintain manufacturing operations at its flagship Hot Springs, Arkansas production facility. Vanadium is among the 35 minerals and metals the U.S. Geological Survey deemed critical to the United States and is considered essential to the U.S. Defense Industrial Base. Due to these factors, U.S. Vanadium has decided it is important to keep its Hot Springs...

  • neodymium iron boron magnet electric vehicle motors wind turbine

    USA Rare Earth adds magnet equipment

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    USA Rare Earth LLC has acquired state-of-the-art neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnet manufacturing equipment, another key piece to the company's strategy to establish a complete rare earths mines-to-magnets supply chain in the United States. New York-based USA Rare Earth has already made major headway toward this objective as the funding and development partner at Round Top, a rare earth and critical minerals project about 85 miles southeast of El Paso. According to a prelim...