USA Rare Earth, Pasqal and Riven Systems Partner to Advance Next-Generation Technologies for Critical Mineral Production

PARIS, NEW YORK and WHEAT RIDGE, Colo., Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- USA Rare Earth (Nasdaq: USAR), a rare earth, critical minerals and advanced materials company, Pasqal (Nasdaq: PSQL), a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing and Riven Systems, a specialist in AI for industrial chemistry, today announced a strategic partnership to develop next-generation separation technology for the rare earth value chain. Using quantum machine learning, the project aims to identify new separation molecules that bind more effectively to rare earths than existing alternatives, enabling smaller, lower-cost, less energy-intensive processing facilities.