To help strengthen U.S. critical mineral supply chains and create greater economic value, NLR uses innovative, data-driven approaches to maximize the efficiency and strategic use of domestic resources.

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Partners for Critical Defense: NLR and Natural Resources Research Institute

Project aims to recover critical minerals from Department of War waste to boost U.S. supplies for defense applications

Energy Materials and Processing at Scale Facility

The Energy Materials and Processing at Scale facility—a 129,000-ft2 building under construction on the South Table Mountain campus—will enable rapid technology scale-up to unlock the nation's domestic supply chain and recreate a manufacturing base in critical minerals and functional energy materials.

NLR's south table mountain campus with a large crane in the foreground.

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Last Updated Oct. 28, 2026