9+ hour, 11+ min ago  (387+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - April 20, 2026 Stardust Power's phase-one refinery in Oklahoma will have the capacity to produce enough battery-grade lithium for roughly 500, 000 EVs per year. With lithium prices rising sharply and markets tipping toward a deficit,…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (369+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - April 14, 2026 Each new Hyperion reactor Hydro Graph is adding is expected to produce roughly 10 tons of graphene per year as part of its Austin scale-up. Marking a new stage in the scale-up…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (391+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 30, 2026 Israel has launched a "Tnufa Challenge" designed to support early-stage ventures focused on critical mineral technologies. Israel has entered the global critical minerals race with a national innovation challenge aimed at…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (506+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 26, 2026 USA Rare Earth is ramping up the first phase of commercial magnet production at its plant in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In a major step toward establishing a complete mine-to-magnets supply chain in…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (410+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 16, 2026 DOE is backing projects capable of reducing America's reliance on imports of lithium and other battery materials. In support of a government-wide effort to strengthen domestic battery supply chains, the U. S. Department…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (774+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 10, 2026 That matters because Washington no longer sees critical minerals as a niche mining story. It sees them as a strategic vulnerability. The issue now sits at the intersection of supply-chain security,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (398+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 4, 2026 Forming over millennia as water dissolves lithium-bearing rocks and concentrates underground, this lithium water is pumped to the surface and spread across evaporation ponds, where sunlight slowly drives off the water…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (665+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - March 4, 2026 Wood Mackenzie forecasts a looming lithium supply deficit without significant investments in supply. Regardless of how quickly the global energy transition unfolds, lithium markets are headed toward a structural supply deficit…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (917+ words) The Elements of Innovation Discovered Metal Tech News - February 26, 2026 MP Materials planned 10 X plant in Texas is designed to produce 10, 000 metric tons of rare earth magnets per year. "Go big or go home," MP Materials Chief Communications Officer Matt Sloustcher…...