The Elements of Innovation Discovered

Articles from the March 3, 2021 edition


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  • Onyen Corp. ESG standards report environmental, social and governance compliant

    Easy, affordable ESG reporting for mining

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

    A dinner conversation between two highly successful women in Canadian business led to the creation of Onyen – a powerful, affordable, and easy to use ESG reporting solution designed specifically to meet the needs of junior and midsized mining and mineral exploration companies. "The Onyen platform is definitely a platform I would recommend to another junior mining company ... because of the simplicity, the cost, and the fact that we do expect that this increased disclosure w... Full story

  • REE rare earth elements US supply chain Energy Fuels Neo Performance Materials

    Collaborating to produce US rare earths

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

    Already, the leading United States producer of the uranium that fuel's emissions-free nuclear energy, Energy Fuels Inc. has entered into an agreement with Canada-based Neo Performance Materials to produce rare earth products from natural monazite sands that are a byproduct of heavy mineral sands mined in the southeastern U.S. Under an agreement announced on March 1, Colorado-based Energy Fuels will process these monazite sands into a mixed rare earth carbonate in Utah for use...

  • Altana Eckert TLS Technik Germany 3D metal printing powder center for excellence

    German company begins metal 3D printing

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    German-based global specialty chemical leader Altana has expanded its pigment, powder, paste and pellet expertise to the 3D metal printing world with the acquisition of TLS Technik GmbH. Altana, headquartered in Wesel, Germany, has roughly 47 production facilities and 65 service and research laboratories worldwide, which allows them to offer its innovative, and environmentally compatible solutions for coating manufacturers – such as paint and plastic processors; printing a...

  • MIT 2D materials graphene MIT.nano electron microscope molecular photograph

    At the border of the physical dimensions

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    An international team led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers has discovered a method of imaging what goes on at the boundary of 2D and 3D materials, down to the level of individual atoms. In recent years, engineers have managed to develop ways to modify the properties of few "two-dimensional" materials – considered such by existing as a single atom in thickness. For practical applications however, two-dimensional materials like graphene and hexagonal boron n... Full story

  • Wind solar renewable energy electric vehicle EV supply chains

    Biden tackles critical metal supply chains

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

    The American clean energy revolution envisioned by the Biden administration is going to require a massive supply chain upgrade – from the mines feeding rare earths, battery metals and other materials into the front end, to the manufacturers that will utilize these mined materials to build the electric vehicles and renewable energy infrastructure needed for a low-carbon future. In a move that demonstrates the newly elected administration's hopes that a transition to l...

  • European Commission EU Raw Materials Alliance Green Deal rare earth elements

    EU assembles critical minerals alliance

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

    Understanding that diverse and reliable supplies of critical minerals and metals are vital to the renewable energy, electric vehicles, and high-tech sectors, the European Union has set in motion a plan for more resilient supplies of these raw materials that will ensure Europe's ambition for a green and digital future. "We import lithium for electric cars, platinum to produce clean hydrogen, silicon metal for solar panels. 98% of the rare earth elements we need come from a sing...