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for a beautiful future
TANAKA is a precious metals specialist that excels at delivering innovation to the world that brings value to society. “Elements” is an online media circulated by TANAKA Precious Metals that focuses on technology and sustainability information in line with the business and values of the company. It provides hints for creating a better society and prosperous earth for the future in response to the rapid paradigm shift of the modern world.
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Precious Metals & Materials
Articles focusing on precious metals and materials
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Automobiles rely on precious metal materials
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DOE lab, Microsoft find new battery material in AI-based energy storage research initiative
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Salt-loving bacterium can be genetically engineered to purify rare-earth metals
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Battery Prices Are Falling Again as Raw Material Costs Drop
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What causes metal allergies?
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This 3D-printed soft robotic hand has ‘bones,’ ‘ligaments,’ and ‘tendons’
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New Synthetic Superatomic Material is “World’s Best Semiconductor”
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Google DeepMind’s materials AI has already discovered 2.2 million new crystals
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Is hydrogen a metal?
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The latest kirigami-inspired engineering materials are also works of art
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Why is gold so soft?
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Scientists accidentally capture metals ‘healing’ themselves
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How can we decarbonize copper and nickel mining?
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Lithium Shortages Could Hand Salt a Starring Role in EV Shift
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Gold: More Than Just a Precious Metal
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Gold Jewelry Recycling in India Seen Matching Record This Year
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Unlocking the Mysteries of Gold
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Nanoparticles make it easier to turn light into solvated electrons
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Gold from old SIM cards could help make future drugs
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Rice lab’s catalyst could be key for hydrogen economy
Introducing articles about TANAKA featured in the Japanese edition of Business Insider, the largest news site in North America
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This Japanese precious metal manufacturer is leading the development of metal plating for smartphone connectors
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The creation of a new high-entropy alloy is opening up possibilities in manufacturing, from 3D printing to paste-like inks
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