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Lithoz LCM Printers Make Additive Serial Production of Fully Customized Ceramic Earmolds for Hearing Aids a Reality

Swiss premium manufacturer for otoplastics and hearing protection OC GmbH and German service provider CADdent achieved a breakthrough in 3D-printed patient specific earmold ("otoplastics") production.

From Lithoz GmbH 25 Sep 2025

PNNL’s Breakthrough Enables Flexible Friction Stir Welding on Assembly Lines

A spinning tool plunges into two pieces of metal, rotating at a high rate of speed. As the tool begins to move, it softens and mixes the metal, creating a powerful weld—one that can securely join similar and dissimilar materials (particularly metals and alloys) without rivets, fasteners, or adhesive.

24 Sep 2025

One System, Endless Possibilities: The MATRIX Generators from IDEA Induction

At IDEA Induction, we believe your induction heating equipment should do more than just one job well.

24 Sep 2025

Hardening & Tempering in One Compact System: KH750 Hardening Machine

Why run multiple setups when you can do it all in one? The KH750 hardening machine combines single-shot and scanning modes in a single, ultra-compact system.

24 Sep 2025

Transforming Materials Science Research Through AI Tools

As the volume of scientific literature continues to grow, researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to sift through millions of research papers and uncover insights that can accelerate the discovery of new materials.

23 Sep 2025

Advanced Techniques Illuminate Atomic Structure of α-Pu

Plutonium has captured the attention of scientists since its discovery in the early 1940s. This enigmatic element has an important role to play in emerging energy technologies like nuclear batteries and reactors, but it also has complicated electronic behavior that causes some intriguing effects.

23 Sep 2025

Solving Key Challenges for the Next-Generation of Batteries

A Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) research team has published two major studies addressing key challenges in battery technology.

23 Sep 2025

ABB’s New Gas Chromatograph Integrates Cybersecurity to Protect Industrial Systems

The GCP100 gas chromatograph sets a new standard with built-in cybersecurity, enhancing real-time analysis for the natural gas and petrochemical industries.

From ABB Measurement & Analytics 23 Sep 2025

Digital Twins Predict Moisture Transport in Building Materials

Combining experimental data with digital twins, this research optimizes moisture management in building materials for enhanced durability and efficiency.

By Muhammad Osama 23 Sep 2025

Nanosilica Filled, Dual Curable Adhesive Offers Rapid Fixturing with LED Light

Master Bond LED422DC90 is a one component, nanosilica filled dual cure adhesive system engineered for high-speed fixturing and bonding of opaque substrates.

From Master Bond Inc. 23 Sep 2025

Scienta Omicron Introduces Deepcore-X: Redefining What’s Possible with Lab-Based Hard X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Scienta Omicron, a world leader in surface science and photoelectron spectroscopy instrumentation, today announces the launch of DeepCore-X, its newest flagship platform for advanced surface and bulk chemical analysis.

From Scienta Omicron 22 Sep 2025

Automated Platform Accelerates Optimization of Advanced Materials

A research team led by the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has built and successfully demonstrated an automated experimentation platform to optimize the fabrication of advanced materials.

22 Sep 2025

Breakthrough in Battery Technology: The First Hydride Ion Battery

A research team led by Prof. Ping Chen at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), reported in Nature on September 17 that they created a new core–shell hydride ion electrolyte and built the first rechargeable hydride ion prototype battery.

22 Sep 2025

New Muon Detector Improves Nuclear Fuel Monitoring

In a collaboration that demonstrates the power of innovation and teamwork, physicists and engineers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory created a mobile muon detector that is projected to improve spent nuclear fuel monitoring and tackle a critical challenge for quantum computing.

22 Sep 2025

Engineers Achieve Record-Breaking Performance in Zinc–Air Batteries

Monash engineers have unveiled a breakthrough catalyst that could supercharge next-generation batteries, offering more power, longer life and lower costs.

22 Sep 2025