WE INVENTED IT! American Elements Case Studies CASE STUDIES(2001-2020) Case Studies of selected key technologies invented or co-invented by American Elements in the 1st two decades of this centuryYearInnovation2001American Elements Develops Fuel Cell Materials for the U.S. Department of Energy2001American Elements Creates First Rare Earth Recycling Program2002American Elements Invents Rapid Dissolve Pharmaceutical Powder for Bristol-Myers Squibb2002American Elements Synthesizes New Optical Crystal Structure for U.S. Military2003American Elements Discovers Way to Make Metal-free Dental Fillings Visible on X-Rays2004American Elements Creates First Anti-Microbial Nanopowder for Use in Fashion2004American Elements Produces Gadolinium Nitrate Heavy Water for Nuclear Reactor Maintenance2005American Elements Launches First Ultra High Temperature Lubricant for Oil Refineries2007American Elements Assists General Electric in the Development and Launch of the GE Reveal™ Light Bulb2008American Elements Assists Toyota in Reducing the Amount of Platinum in Catalytic Converters2010American Elements Assists NASA in Development of Ultra White Coating for Satellite Applications2010American Elements Develops New Organometallic Electronic Coating for Hewlett-Packard2011American Elements and ArcelorMittal Develop Unique Steel Grade2014American Elements Aids Intel in Creating a Novel Dielectric Coating2016American Elements Designs Custom Electroplated Anodes for National Security Technologies2016American Elements Formulates Custom Alloy Powder for Additive Manufacturing2017American Elements Develops Unique Radiation Shielding Foils for Space2018American Elements Develops New Precious Metal Catalyst for Greener Rocket Fuel2018American Elements Creates Unique Alloy for 3D-Printed Medical Implants2019American Elements Co-Creates First Home and Office Tower Window that Optimizes to the Weather2020American Elements Assists in Discovery of Self-Cooling Coating
