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The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has launched a multi-stage technical program to validate a complete ore-to-metal tungsten processing pathway through partners Montana Technological University (Montana Tech) and B&N Mining Inc (B&N). The initiative targets B&N’s wholly owned Atolia Tungsten Project in the Mojave Desert of eastern San Bernardino County, California—the fourth-largest historic tungsten district in the United States.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory, Ames, Iowa, marked a significant advancement in American materials research with the opening of its new Advanced Magnet Facility (AMF). The ribbon‑cutting ceremony highlighted a major federal investment aimed at strengthening U.S. leadership in magnet science, critical materials, and energy innovation.

The University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, Oklahoma, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in collaboration with the Air Force Sustainment Center, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, are launching Phase II of a transformative additive manufacturing initiative aimed at modernizing how the military sustains legacy aircraft. OU has been awarded $8.8 million to support the next stage of the program.

With more than $13 million in funding from the U.S. Army, Auburn University’s National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) is expanding its capabilities to meet the growing demand for large, complex metal components critical to Army modernization and sustainment.