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Canada’s NSERC awards grants worth $1.1m to research gallium extraction
What happened
Canada's NSERC has awarded $1.1 million in grants to two university research projects focused on improving gallium extraction efficiency and recovering critical minerals from mining waste. Gallium is a critical material used in compound semiconductors for RF and power applications. Neutral: This is a long-term R&D initiative with no immediate impact on gallium supply, prices, or trading dynamics.
Impact and signal
Low impactImpact score: 8/100
Affected components and suppliers
Gallium
critical-mineralsr&dsupply-chain-resilience
Source and time
Source: Semiconductor Today · 5/15/2024 · View original source
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