Researchers review how AI combines mineral chemistry, geophysical surveys, satellite imagery, geological maps, and text to support the search for mineral deposits, including critical mineral resources. The preprint identifies mineral prospectivity mapping as the most mature application, while fully integrated models spanning all exploration data remain a future goal.
By Dr. Noopur Jain
4 Aug 2026
Partica™ by HORIBA offers high-precision particle size and shape analysis, reducing measurement time by up to 50% for improved efficiency in various industries.
Researchers developed a cement composite containing 0.13 wt% polymer that migrates toward cracks under humid conditions and forms reversible bonds with fractured surfaces. The material recovered up to 62% of its compressive strength and 59% of its direct tensile strength, with compressive recovery continuing across six damage-healing cycles.
By Muhammad Osama
3 Aug 2026
Reducing weight, improving energy efficiency, changing composite- production processes and advancing towards more sustainable materials have become some of the transport sector’s main challenges.
The GCMS-TQ RX Series from Shimadzu offers high-performance analysis with advanced automation, flexible workflows, and innovative high-sensitivity technology.
Researchers created an S60Se40 chalcogenide glass that combined a 0.62-to-21-µm transmission window with ultralow stiffness, 647% tensile strain, approximately 80% strain recovery, and room-temperature self-healing.
By Muhammad Osama
2 Aug 2026
What if the next revolution in chemistry came not from the molecules themselves, but from the way they are made? That is the bet Plaskimia is making.
The tool could help researchers design denser optical memory, study information loss in quantum systems and better understand how materials behave.
Graphite, the carbon center of your humble #2 pencil, is also an essential component in technologies such as batteries, smartphones, laptops, and industrial power equipment. Today, nearly all of this critical mineral has to be mined and processed and, in the United States, imported.
The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has partnered with Amazon Web Services to explore and validate some of the most advanced artificial intelligence tools that could help operators of the nation's electric grid respond more effectively to severe weather, rising electricity demand and cyber or physical threats.
Researchers analyzed four fine coal-waste samples from Spain, Poland, and Slovenia and found total rare-earth element concentrations of approximately 160-222 ppm. Detailed testing of the Spanish La Matona sample showed that conventional physical separation and exploratory leaching produced little enrichment or extraction, limiting immediate recovery under the tested conditions.
By Akshatha Chandrashekar
30 Jul 2026
Today, 3D Systems announced that Elmet Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Elmet Group ("Elmet"), is deploying the DMP Flex 350 Triple metal additive manufacturing machine (laser powder bed fusion) for the rapid production of advanced aerospace parts for hypersonic vehicles.
Asbury Advanced Materials ("Asbury") today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Graphit Kropfmühl GmbH ("GK") from AMG, marking a significant milestone in the company's continued evolution as a global advanced materials platform.
The review compares phase inversion, film stretching, melt extrusion, sacrificial templating, and electrospinning as routes to PFAS-free waterproof breathable membranes. It finds that no single method maximizes waterproofness, breathability, durability, and scalability, highlighting the need for application-specific design and standardized testing.
By Akshatha Chandrashekar
29 Jul 2026
Every summer, the façades, roofs and pavements of cities absorb a large share of solar radiation and act as heat accumulators.