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LDEF’s Silver-Backed Blankets Stayed Reflective After 69 Months in Orbit
NASA's recovered LDEF material showed a durable reflector and a changing polymer film. The main blankets survived; fastening tape on another installation tore.
50 Pounds of SAC305 Solder Contains Nearly 22 Troy Ounces of Silver
A 50-pound batch of SAC305 contains nearly 22 troy ounces of silver. See how silver affects wetting, joint strength and electronics reliability.
AWS’s Copper Deal Opens a Data-Center Path for Johnson Camp
AWS’s data centers need copper to carry power through cables, busbars and transformer windings. A two-year agreement opens a route for Nuton copper from Gunnison’s Johnson Camp mine into that equipment, connecting Arizona production with the physical infrastructure behind cloud computing.
Copper Takes Flight: What Copper-Wound Drone Motors Actually Prove
Inside a drone motor, copper has to carry current without adding too much heat or weight. Here’s why winding design matters to copper investors.
Navy Cable Makers: Copper Quality Can Protect Production Time
Follow copper from cathode to finished Navy cable, and explore what product specifications, testing and qualification reveal about its supply chain.
Washington’s Silver Policy Has a Canada Problem; or, How to Tax Redundancy
A new 50% U.S. tariff catches one narrow form of high-purity, Canadian-origin silver. The larger story is an overlooked allied supply chain: Canada cannot replace Mexico, but it can give the United States the redundancy an import-dependent economy needs.
Gunnison Copper at DIBX: Why 4.1M Cathode Pounds Matter to America’s Industrial Base
See why Gunnison Copper’s 4.1 million pounds of first-half cathode production and forthcoming project results matter to America’s industrial base at DIBX.
DIBX Has a Grounding-Wire Challenge. Here’s the Arizona Copper Supply Test
A U.S. Army Corps grounding-wire challenge at DIBX shows how Arizona copper supply can enter a defined, testable pathway toward stronger defense readiness.
LFP Tops 55% of Global New-EV Battery Capacity. What Pays Recyclers?
LFP exceeded 55% of global EV battery deployment in 2025. See why controlled feedstock, qualified material return and toll-based contracts can strengthen battery-recycling economics.
Defense Primes: Are Your Copper Records Program-Ready?
Defense primes can separate document recovery, configuration work and physical supplier changes before future supply-chain requirements reach program schedules, then choose the right data platform with greater confidence.
White House Invests $180 Million in Mining Education. Now Industry Can Shape the Workforce America Needs
The reported federal package and DOE's preliminary MineralWorks design open a timely path for mining companies to connect education, paid site experience and future operating roles.
When a Data Center Transformer Gets Harder to Change
A data-center transformer gets harder to change as it moves from programming through material purchase, winding, testing and delivery. Put those commitments on the package schedule.
The White House Gave Defense Leaders 180 Days. Copper Belongs on the First Supply-Chain Map.
The White House put defense supply chains on a 180-day clock. See why copper belongs in the first screen as agencies map raw-material origins, downstream bottlenecks, inventory runway and qualification lead times.
Infineon's Si/SiC Fusion Inverter Puts 40% More Die Area on Silver Sinter
Infineon's fusion prototype used 70% less SiC area than the full-SiC comparison, yet required 40% more total die area to be bonded with silver sinter. That does not reveal paste cost. It gives the factory a capacity and qualification question to settle before the module design is locked.
The Fourth of July Cookout Is America's Inflation Receipt
Fourth of July cookout average costs hit $73.82 for 10 as gas stays near $3.85 and millions still travel. But real costs for most people will be over $500 for 10.
Copper Resilience Requires More Than a Mine
Strategic copper supply is not proven by pounds in the ground. Gunnison Copper’s Arizona platform shows why domestic cathode production, reagent planning, infrastructure and offtake agreements matter for data centers, defense, grid expansion and U.S. industrial resilience.
Spacecraft CEOs Should Qualify Silver Thermal Surfaces by End-of-Life Optics, Not Datasheet Alpha
Spacecraft silver thermal surfaces need mission-life optical data, qualified alternates and traceability before they become a hidden thermal-margin risk.
