RCT has also invested in companies developing new materials, optics technologies and geophysical instrumentation.
Fullerene International Corporation is a joint venture formed in 2000 between RCT, Mitsubishi Corporation, Materials and Electrochemical Research Corporation to commercialize fullerene-based materials.
NP Photonics is a university-based start-up companiy developing new kinds of semiconductor technology and fiber-optic components. LaCoste & Romberg-Scintrex Inc., a Canadian company, provides geophysical instrumentation and services.