The field of semiconductor research is constantly exploring materials with enhanced properties, and Andras Kis from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland writes in Nature about how his team created a 2D semiconductor based on a single layer of inorganic molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂).

Angkor Resources Corp (Angkor) announced that exploration on its wholly owned Andong Meas license in Cambodia has resulted in the detection of 450 ppm of rare earth elements (REEs) in the soil at the Gossan Hills Prospect.

Frontier Resources conducted airborne magnetic radiation measurements on its new Gascoyne rare earths project in Western Australia to better determine the drilling targets for the mine. Ironstone is known to host rare earths at the nearby world class Yangibana discovery owned by Hastings Technology Metals and Frontier wasted no time sampling its own ironstones with results pending. The company said it hopes that this investigation will find some rare earth anomalies, where traces of target iron stones may be lurking.

According to Bloomberg News, Crypto group (TungstenDAO) has recently bought the largest ever tungsten cube NFT (irreplaceable token) for 56.9 ETH (approximately US$250,000) in order to attract more attention to itself.