Hyderabad – – September 15, 2026 -- Indian deeptech firm Hylenr Technologies has detected signatures of 32 elements, including strategic rare earths such as yttrium and actinides such as uranium, inside post-operational samples from a hydrogen-loaded nickel-palladium lattice confinement system, opening a potential alternative route to producing strategic materials without mining.
Hylenr identifies 32 element signatures after two years of material analysis
The signatures, which include light elements, heavy elements and noble gases such as helium, neon and argon alongside rare earths and actinides, were compared against pre-operational baseline characterization of the same catalytic material sample used as a control. Each detected signature was corroborated by at least one of five independent analytical techniques: energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), wavelength-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (WDX) and residual gas analysis (RGA).
Findings build on more than a decade of lattice confinement fusion research
The work was presented in a paper titled "Nuclear Signatures in a Hydrogen-Loaded Ni–Pd Lattice Confinement System" at the 27th International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science (ICCF-27) in Niagara Falls, Canada, earlier this month. Hylenr Technologies said the research has been developed and validated in collaboration with leading international research institutions over more than ten years, centered on fusion confined within a crystalline structure rather than large-scale reactors, particle accelerators or high-energy experimental infrastructure.
Global rare-earth supply chains remain concentrated, executive says
Rare earth elements underpin permanent magnets, electric vehicles, robotics, wind turbines, electronics, aerospace systems, defense platforms and advanced manufacturing. "Their global supply chain remains highly concentrated, creating strategic dependency for countries pursuing clean energy, defense industry and next-generation electronics," said Ram Ramaseshan, co-founder and board member of Hylenr Technologies.
Company targets a single platform combining fusion energy and material synthesis
Siddhartha Durairajan, co-founder and board member of Hylenr Technologies, said the discovery raises the possibility of combining nuclear fusion energy and rare-earth-based materials within one purpose-built nuclear platform. He noted that access to an element has historically depended on the concentration nature deposited in a given location of the Earth's crust, and said Hylenr is working toward engineering the material environment needed to create selected elements on demand.