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ABB Enables Thermal Mass Flow Measurement in Safety-Critical Applications With SIL 2 Certification

With SIL 2 certification, ABB's SensyMaster flowmeter ensures reliable thermal mass flow measurement, crucial for safety in chemicals and oil & gas industries.

From ABB Measurement & Analytics 23 Jul 2026

ABB Ethernet-APL Flowmeters to Support Digitalization at a Large Petrochemical Complex in China

ABB delivers Ethernet-APL flowmeters to Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical, enhancing real-time data transmission for efficient petrochemical production in China.

From ABB Measurement & Analytics 23 Jul 2026

Multi-Agent AI Framework Targets High-Purity Recovery of Critical Transition Metals

The U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will lead a Genesis Mission project to help secure the nation’s critical mineral supply by developing AI tools to improve recovery of valuable transition metals from spent lithium-ion batteries.

23 Jul 2026

Henniker Plasma Targets Throughput and Process Stability with Stratus Manufacturing Solution

Manufacturers scaling a bonding, coating or printing process to full production rarely struggle with the science of surface treatment; they struggle with holding it steady, line after line, shift after shift.

From Henniker Plasma 23 Jul 2026

Copper-Bismuth Smart Window Materials Control Heat Across Seasons

Researchers engineered a copper-bismuth reversible metal electrodeposition layer with a rotatable low- and high-emissivity window structure for all-season spectral control. The material system modulated solar transmission by 52.2% and long-wave infrared emissivity by 0.87, supporting lower modeled building energy use.

By Akshatha Chandrashekar 22 Jul 2026

Servomex Redefines Reliability with the SERVOTOUGH SpectraExact 2500F

The SERVOTOUGH SpectraExact 2500F analyser offers flexible gas and liquid analysis for hazardous areas, enhancing accuracy and reducing maintenance costs.

From Servomex 22 Jul 2026

COF-Polymer Electrolyte Extends Sodium Battery Life Under Fast Charging

Researchers embedded a sulfonate-functionalized covalent organic framework in a fluorinated polymer electrolyte, creating ordered pathways that increased sodium-ion conductivity to 1.2 mS cm?¹ at 30 °C. The composite supported long-lived sodium-metal cycling and retained 87.3% capacity after 488 cycles in a 1 Ah solid-state pouch cell.

By Dr. Noopur Jain 21 Jul 2026

NCC Helps Turn UK Aerospace Innovation into Industrial Reality with Landmark Vertical Aerospace Flight

Vertical Aerospace (Vertical) has today completed the UK's first public demonstration flight of a full-scale wing tilt-rotor electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft at Farnborough International Airshow, marking a major milestone for UK aerospace and advanced air mobility.

From Vertical Aerospace 21 Jul 2026

More Than 10 Million Unused Smartphones Hold Critical Materials in Norway

Researchers estimated that dormant smartphones in Norway exceeded 10 million devices by 2024, substantially outnumbering the 6.8 million phones still in use. Across three analyzed components, active and dormant devices held about 80 tonnes of critical raw materials, although current recycling systems struggle to recover their rare-earth elements.

By Muhammad Osama 20 Jul 2026

Autosorb 3300 Advances Catalyst Characterization for Chemical Industries

Catalyst performance is central to efficiency, selectivity, and process reliability in the chemical and catalyst industries.

From Anton Paar GmbH 20 Jul 2026

MSA Safety Launches Latest FieldServer Modbus Gateway

The FieldServer Modbus IoT Gateway from MSA Safety enables seamless connectivity between Modbus devices and IIoT, enhancing operational efficiency and security.

From MSA - The Safety Company 20 Jul 2026

China’s EV Transition Faces a Lithium Bottleneck First and a Cobalt Squeeze Next

Modeling suggests that overlooking lithium, cobalt, and nickel constraints could overestimate China’s EV ownership by 42% in 2060 while underestimating cumulative CO2 emissions by 57% and transition costs by 6%. Recycling and lower-cobalt batteries could ease supply pressures, but net-zero transport would still require carbon-neutral or negative-emissions electricity or carbon removal.

By Muhammad Osama 19 Jul 2026

PicoQuant Introduces Time-Resolved Photoluminescence Microscope for Advanced Materials Characterization at E-MRS 2026 in Strasbourg

PicoQuant, a world leading company in photoluminescence instrumentation, announces the launch of Solira, a new microscope for time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) measurements and advanced materials characterization.

From PicoQuant 17 Jul 2026

Flowserve Completes Acquisition of Trillium Flow Technologies’ Valves Division

Flowserve Corporation, a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, has closed its all-cash acquisition of Trillium Flow Technologies' Valves Division for $490 million plus working capital adjustments.

From Flowserve 17 Jul 2026

Researchers Discover Magnesium Oxide Protective Coatings for Advanced Batteries

The success of a promising class of next-generation batteries may hinge on something almost impossibly thin: a coating just a nanometer thick - roughly 100,000 times thinner than a human hair.

17 Jul 2026