materials

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The tense meeting eventually yielded an investment of hundreds of millions in MP Materials, giving the U.S. a 15% stake in a major domestic producer of rare-earth materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Certain ozone-depleting chemicals can still be used as feedstocks to produce other materials, based on the belief that only a tiny fraction, about 0.5 percent, would escape into the atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

At the same time, rising prices for materials such as steel and rare earths - along with higher interest rates - have pushed costs up further.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Wei also dismissed concerns about disruption to crucial chip making materials such as helium resulting from the Iran conflict.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Twig rifled through our egg-building materials and stuffed one of the giant marshmallows in her drink, and Dari and I followed suit.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller