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Simulations at imec showed that using ruthenium vias for the first four layers of the interconnect stack reduces overall resistance by as much as 60%.

Four leaders in the North American catalytic converter recycling industry, PGM of Texas, Legend Smelting and Recycling, Daniel Ball Converter Recycling, and Maryland Core, have rebranded as Elemental North America. Announced June 19th, the new name signals the evolution of these companies from the collection and processing of used catalytic converters to a new stage of recovering and refining ...

The DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office is spending about $4 million to build a new facility for this research at Argonne National Laboratory. The new facility is expected to open in fall 2025.

"China's data did show a pause," David Tait, CEO of the World Gold Council (WGC), told Reuters on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Precious Metals Conference in Singapore. "(But) they are just waiting and watching. If prices correct to the $2,200 per ounce level, they will resume again."

The new hydrogen fuel cell technology is expected to be more productive and affordable than trends in present-day markets. It employs a cheaper ceramic membrane than platinum, a valuable metal that is added to any product and increases its overall price.

Tesla's new hydrogen project aims to use fuel cells to generate electricity. The first hydrogen-powered car, Model H, is expected to debut in 2026.

Watson referenced a chart showing platinum supply decreasing to 2030, as operational expenditures rise and miners close unproductive shafts. “We’re heading into a zone where we’re going to be in a structural deficit going forward,” he said.
Sterck agreed, stating that “it's just fundamentally the combination of mine and recycling supply continuing to run short of demand.” The WPIC projects a ...

We see higher not lower costs of hydrogen and slower not faster take up of production and demand than expected.

Mitsubishi Materials to join effort to prevent resources from being shipped abroad

"It takes real labor and real capital, and it takes energy to get those physical products from the ground," said Melek, and all those costs have been going up. "We are potentially in a world of escalating prices for the long run."