Sep. 17 at 12:42 PM
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USA Rare Earth (USAR) rises 2.9% pre-market Thursday after saying it is partnering with Pasqal (PSQL) and Riven Systems to develop next-generation separation technology for rare earth production.
The companies said the project plans to use quantum machine learning to identify new separation molecules that bind more effectively to rare earths than existing alternatives, enabling smaller, lower-cost, less energy-intensive processing facilities.
Under the project, Riven, which specializes in artificial intelligence for industrial chemistry, would conduct automated experiments and generate the data needed to build machine learning models of extractant selectivity for rare earth elements, and quantum computing company Pasqal (PSQL) would then use its Neutral Atom quantum processing unit to benchmark quantum machine learning models against classical computing-based models to support USA Rare Earth (USAR) in optimizing extractant selection, the companies said.
The project aims to address a key challenge facing the rare earth industry outside of Asia of separating mixed rare earth carbonate produced in upstream operations into individual, separated oxides, USA Rare Earth (USAR) Senior VP of Upstream Alex Moyes said.
"The Chinese dominate this capability, especially for vital heavy rare earths such as dysprosium, terbium, and yttrium. Our goal is to accelerate the path to efficient, competitive, and sustainable solutions by changing how the rare earth industry discovers the chemistry it runs on, replacing years of trial-and-error," Moyes said.
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