#Israel based start-up #Xjet plans to bring the world’s first direct-metal #3DPrinter based on jetting technology to market in 2016, according to the #TimesOfIsrael.
Read more at: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/11/21/worlds-first-inkjet-metal-3d-printer-launch-2016.aspx
#Australian miner #Lynas Corporation said it is striving for price stability in the volatile #RareEarths market, moving to fixed contracts and other arrangements with a number of customers rather than continuing to “play at the rare earths price casino”.
Lynas chief executive #AmandaLacaze told shareholders at today’s annual general meeting the company was facing a new set of challengers in the 2016 financial year, after a tough slog of improving internal operations over the prior fiscal period.
Read more at: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/latest/lynas-to-avoid-rare-earths-price-casino/story-e6frg90f-1227619245297
Atomic-level imaging of catalysts by #Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (#ORNL) could help manufacturers lower the cost and improve the performance of emission-free #FuelCell #Technologies.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-11-ornl-microscopy-captures-real-time-view.html#jCp
#BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, #Farsoon Hi-tech, a manufacturer of selective #Laser sintering and melting, and Laser-Sinter-Service (LSS), a supplier of support and field service for #AdditiveManufacturing (AM) equipment are cooperating to develop integral solutions for materials, printers, technology and service for #3DPrinting that can be tailored to meet individual customer needs.
Read more at: https://www.basf.com/en/company/news-and-media/news-releases/2015/11/p-15-404.html
Graphite Corp., a company in the Nanotechnology, #Graphene and #EnergyStorage sector as a commercializer of promising, disruptive nanotechnologies, announced that a recent third party independent test of Tubz’s anode technology confirmed the results obtained by the Company and #RiceUniversity. These results show charging rates which are at least 10 times faster and have a battery capacity 3 times higher than the current commercially available products.
Read more at: http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/1230857.htm
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#MolyCorp, the beleaguered rare earths producer that was forced into bankruptcy in June, has announced a plan to restructure that may include the sale of its #MountainPass mine in #California.
Read more at: http://www.mining.com/molycorp-restructure-plan-includes-asset-sales/
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