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TANAKA is a leading company in the field of precious metals.
Advanced materials and solutions that support societal progress, the development stories behind them, the voices of engineers, and our management philosophy and vision—
Elements is an online media platform that shares insights that lead to a better society and a more prosperous future for the planet under the slogan “Mastering Precious Metals.”



Precious Metals & Materials
Articles focusing on precious metals and materials

A next-generation processor born from material inside pencil

Manufacturing born at the intersection between creativity and imagination

Copper: Facts about the reddish metal that has been used by humans for 8,000 years

New copper surface eliminates bacteria in just two minutes

Science story behind the James Webb Space Telescope’s golden mirror

Precious metals on the Earth were born from collision of neutron stars !?

“Super-deep diamond” holds never-before-seen mineral

Low-cost plasma technology could replace indium

Selenium may support deep microbial life in Earth’s continental crust

Denmark’s largest battery – one step closer to storing green power in stones

World’s first market-ready diamond-based quantum accelerator set for release

Use of perovskite will be a key feature of the next generation of electronic appliances

Next generation flexible thin metal film based electrodes

The trump card of “cobalt shortage: barriers to the spread of electric vehicles”

Artificial materials for more efficient electronics

A new chemical analysis upends conventional explanation for global cooling

We can soon thank butterfly tongues for better cancer treatments and vaccines

After Covid-19, just how high will prices go in the 2020 gold rush?

E-skin monitor captures vital signs

Technologists develop ‘smart glue’ for underwater use
Introducing articles about TANAKA featured in the Japanese edition of Business Insider, the largest news site in North America