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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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Why lignin might just be a miracle manufacturing material
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Meteorite study suggests Earth may have been wet since it formed
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Artificial materials for more efficient electronics
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Transparent solar panels for windows hit record 8% efficiency
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A new chemical analysis upends conventional explanation for global cooling
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We can soon thank butterfly tongues for better cancer treatments and vaccines
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After Covid-19, just how high will prices go in the 2020 gold rush?
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E-skin monitor captures vital signs
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Technologists develop ‘smart glue’ for underwater use
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New form of uranium found that could affect nuclear waste disposal plans
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China’s Rare-Earth Boost Threatens U.S., Australia Growth Plans
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Volvo Cars Goes for Blockchain Tech to Avoid Unethical Cobalt
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How China is Cornering the Lithium-ion Cell Recycling Market
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Palladium Reaches Another Record as JPMorgan Sees More Upside
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Nanomaterials are changing the world – but are they safe?
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China’s Fight Against Smog Makes Palladium 2018’s Best Metal
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This Metal Just Hit a Record. Here’s Why Palladium Is Soaring
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Graphene ‘a game-changer’ in making building with concrete greener
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Booming electric car sales drive lithium rush in Portugal
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Palladium Leading the Platinum-group Metals Market and Beyond
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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