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Materials Science
Materials Science
Materials Science
Companies
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Phoenix TailingsWoburn-based refiner producing rare-earth and critical metals from mining tailings and scrap with a zero-waste, net-zero process. - 02
KoBold MetalsKoBold Metals uses AI and machine learning to explore for critical minerals like copper, lithium, cobalt and nickel needed for batteries and electrification. - 03
Sila NanotechnologiesSila Nanotechnologies engineers silicon-dominant anode materials that replace graphite to boost lithium-ion battery energy density. - 04
Periodic LabsPeriodic Labs builds AI scientists paired with autonomous robotic laboratories to discover new materials, starting with higher-temperature superconductors. - 05
Radical AIRadical AI builds an autonomous, self-driving materials lab that unifies machine learning, robotic synthesis, and characterization to discover and make advanced materials. - 06
Orbital IndustriesOrbital Industries uses an AI atomic-simulation engine to discover novel materials, starting with PFAS-free dielectric coolants for high-density GPUs. - 07
Magrathea MetalsOakland startup producing carbon-neutral magnesium metal by electrolysis of seawater and brines to rebuild U.S. magnesium supply. - 08
Cyclic MaterialsCyclic Materials recycles rare earth elements and other critical metals from end-of-life magnets, motors, EVs and e-waste to build a circular supply chain. - 09
NanoXploreNanoXplore is a publicly traded graphene producer operating one of the world's largest graphene manufacturing facilities and supplying graphene-enhanced plastics and composites. - 10
ElectraBoulder startup making fossil-free iron with a low-temperature electrochemical process that turns low-grade ore into 99% pure iron using renewable electricity. - 11
Aqua MetalsAqua Metals recovers high-purity battery metals from spent lithium-ion batteries using its room-temperature, electrochemical AquaRefining process. - 12
LytenSan Jose supermaterials company using 3D Graphene to build lithium-sulfur batteries, lightweight composites and sensors, now scaling via acquired Northvolt assets. - 13
Boston MetalMIT spinout decarbonizing steel and critical-metals production with molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) powered by renewable electricity. - 14
CuspAICuspAI is building an AI-native 'search engine' for materials that designs novel compounds to match a target set of physical properties.
Tracked
ActnanoActnano makes fluorine-free conformal nanocoatings that protect automotive and consumer electronics from moisture and corrosion.
Boston MaterialsBoston Materials makes Z-axis Fiber, vertically aligning carbon fiber to boost thermal management and lightweighting across semiconductors, aerospace and EVs.
Citrine InformaticsCitrine Informatics offers an AI platform that helps materials and chemicals companies design and optimize new products from their R&D data.
Dunia InnovationsDunia Innovations operates a self-driving lab that fuses AI, robotics, and simulation into a closed loop to discover catalysts, battery materials, and semiconductor materials.
DurinDurin builds and operates remotely operated, semi-autonomous drill rigs to make mineral exploration faster, safer and cheaper.
IperionXIperionX produces low-carbon titanium metal and powder in the US from recycled scrap and domestic ore using its patented HAMR and HSPT processes.
Lilac SolutionsLilac Solutions uses an ion-exchange direct lithium extraction technology to pull lithium from brines with high recovery and low cost.
Lynas Rare EarthsLynas Rare Earths separates and processes rare earth materials, producing NdPr oxide and heavy rare earth oxides for magnet makers and supply chain buyers. It operates mining and processing across Australia and Malaysia.
MP MaterialsMP Materials, founded 2017 in Las Vegas, mines and separates rare earths at Mountain Pass, California and makes NdPr metal and sintered NdFeB magnets for electric vehicle, wind, and defense makers.
NovoloopNovoloop chemically upcycles post-consumer polyethylene waste into high-performance, low-carbon thermoplastic polyurethanes.
Nth CycleBoston company recovering critical metals from scrap, tailings and low-grade ore with a modular electro-extraction system using only electricity and carbon filters.
ParagrafParagraf mass-produces graphene-based electronic devices, including Hall-effect sensors and transistors, on standard semiconductor manufacturing lines.
StegraStegra builds integrated green steel production in Boden, northern Sweden, using green hydrogen and direct-reduced iron in an electric arc furnace. It serves automotive, construction and other manufacturers seeking fossil-free steel.
XamplaXampla makes plastic-free, biodegradable materials from plant protein to replace single-use plastics, films, coatings and microplastics.
AionicsAionics runs a closed-loop AI platform that designs and screens battery electrolytes and chemical formulations, combining machine learning with physics-based simulation.
AlbemarleAlbemarle mines and refines lithium for electric-vehicle, battery and grid-storage makers, and sells bromine-based specialty chemicals for fire safety, electronics, pharmaceuticals and water treatment.
Arris CompositesArris Composites uses its Additive Molding process to align continuous carbon fiber inside thermoplastics, mass-producing high-performance structural parts.
ChemixChemix uses its MIX generative-AI platform to design custom battery chemistries and electrolyte formulations from large proprietary experimental datasets.
Earth AIEarth AI pairs an AI mineral-targeting platform with its own low-disturbance drilling to find and validate clean-energy metal deposits in untapped ground.
EnergyXEnergyX develops direct lithium extraction and refining technology and is building lithium projects in Chile, Texas, Arkansas and Utah to sell battery-grade lithium to traders, battery makers and automakers.
FairmatFairmat recycles carbon-fiber composite waste into engineered chips that are reassembled into new high-performance composite parts.
Found EnergyBoston startup turning scrap aluminum into clean hydrogen and heat with activated-aluminum reactors for heavy industry.
Group14 TechnologiesGroup14 Technologies produces silicon-carbon composite anode materials for lithium-ion batteries with higher energy density.
MallindaMallinda makes Vitrimax vitrimer resins that give composites thermoset strength while letting them be reshaped and fully recycled back to monomer.
Mango MaterialsMango Materials ferments waste methane into biodegradable PHA biopolymers as drop-in replacements for petroleum plastics.
Mangrove LithiumMangrove Lithium uses a proprietary electrochemical process to refine lithium feedstocks into battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate.
MattiqMattiq combines combinatorial nanomaterials synthesis with AI to rapidly discover catalysts for cleaner chemicals and fuels.
NoPo NanotechnologiesBengaluru company producing high-purity single-walled carbon nanotubes at scale using the HiPCO process for batteries, electronics and quantum applications.
Redwood MaterialsRedwood Materials recycles lithium-ion batteries and manufactures anode and cathode components from recycled materials.
UbiQDLos Alamos nanotech company making low-toxicity quantum dots for greenhouse lighting, solar windows and security applications.
Universal MatterCanadian materials company using Flash Joule Heating to upcycle waste carbon into bulk graphene at industrial scale.
USA Rare EarthUSA Rare Earth mines and separates rare earths and makes rare-earth metals, alloys and sintered NdFeB magnets across the U.S., Brazil and the UK for defense, energy, semiconductor, data-center and mobility customers.
Vulcan ElementsVulcan Elements makes sintered neodymium-iron-boron rare-earth magnets in North Carolina for defense, drone, semiconductor, robotics and data-center customers, and is building a 10,000-metric-ton magnet plant in Benson, North Carolina.
No roster changes this week. The roster is re-evaluated quarterly; read the methodology in the disclosures.
