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Biointegrated Batteries Turn Energy Storage Materials into Active Therapeutic Devices

A review in Advanced Materials examines how biointegrated batteries are being engineered to combine energy storage with electrical stimulation, electrochemical therapy, and controlled drug delivery. The authors highlight how electrode chemistry, flexible and biodegradable materials, hydrogels, conductive polymers, and device architecture determine how these batteries interact with tissue and generate therapeutic outputs.

By Akshatha Chandrashekar 20 Sep 2026

Forge Nano Expands Partnership with Battery AI Software Leader Voltaiq to Put AI at the Center of Battery Development and Manufacturing

Forge Nano, Inc., a leading U.S.-based semiconductor equipment and advanced materials company pioneering Atomic Layer Deposition (“ALD”) technology for artificial intelligence (“AI”)-era chip manufacturing and defense battery applications, which has signed an agreement to merge with Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co. (“Archimedes II”), and Voltaiq, the leading battery intelligence and AI platform, today announced an expansion of their longstanding relationship as Forge Nano moves to rapidly integrate artificial intelligence across its battery operations.

From Forge Nano 18 Sep 2026

Hovione Opens New Facility at New Jersey Campus, Doubling U.S. Spray Drying Capacity

Hovione, a globally-integrated pharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), has opened 89 Twin Rivers, a new 31,000-square-foot facility at its East Windsor, N.J. campus that doubles the company's U.S. spray drying capacity and further reinforces Hovione´s global leadership in this technology platform.

From Hovione 18 Sep 2026

Video Borescope Inspection Camera from GARDCO

Worldwide distributors, producers, and designers of quality physical and inspection instruments for the paint, coatings, and related industries – announces its new Articulating Video Borescope Inspection Camera.

From Paul N. Gardner Company, Inc. 18 Sep 2026

New Compact High Voltage Direct Current Taps Unlock Remote Grid Access Points

As offshore wind, distributed generation and cross-border electricity exchange expand, modern grids must move power over longer distances while serving more varied local needs.

18 Sep 2026

Tiny MEMS Sensors Detect Early Hydrogen Traces to Prevent Battery Fires

When developing new technologies, engineers do their best to keep it simple. Adding layers of complication can lead to more things that could potentially go wrong.

18 Sep 2026

Scientists Map Quantum Electron Movement at Ultimate Miniaturization Device Limits

A team of researchers led by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) developed a powerful new approach that enabled them to directly observe how electrons interact with defects in advanced semiconductor devices with an unprecedented level of detail.

18 Sep 2026

Contour Circuits Uses Software Defined Inkjet Tech For Next Generation Electronics

The name of Ethan Secor’s startup company – “Contour Circuits” – is a great description of the technology he and his research group are developing.

17 Sep 2026

HORIBA Air Quality Monitor AP-380 Series Achieves Key UK MCERTS Certification

With MCERTS certification, the AP-380 Series ensures dependable trace gas monitoring, optimizing air quality assessments for industrial and environmental needs.

From HORIBA Scientific UK 17 Sep 2026

Researchers Develop Dual-Action Chiral Organic Catalysts for Molecular Synthesis

Professor Do Hyun Ryu's research team in the Department of Chemistry at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) has developed two new asymmetric catalytic methods for the precise synthesis of complex molecules using chiral organic catalysts. The team demonstrated that a single catalyst can promote two different carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions with high selectivity.

17 Sep 2026

Ascensus Specialties Announces Appointment of Dr. Emma Sceats as Chief Executive Officer

Ascensus Specialties today announced the appointment of Dr. Emma Sceats as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, succeeding Paul Burlingame, who will transition to an advisory role supporting the Board and leadership team.

From Ascensus Specialties LLC 17 Sep 2026

KLS Martin Delivers Their 500th Lithoz LCM-Printed Bioceramic Implant by End of Q3 2026 Via Their Surgeon-Facing Order Platform IPS Gate®

IPS Gate®, KLS Martin’s web-based platform for planning, ordering, and delivering its Individual Patient Solutions (IPS®) now offers patient-specific 3D-printed implants made with Lithoz’s calcium phosphate material LithaBone TCP as a widely available product.

From Lithoz GmbH 17 Sep 2026

Hiden CO Analyser Supports Quantitative CO Analysis in Complex Gas Mixtures

Dedicated carbon monoxide measurement complements Hiden mass spectrometry for syngas, biogas and catalysis applications.

From Hiden Analytical 17 Sep 2026

FOREST Validates Sustainable Composite Materials That Reduce Transport Component Weight by Up to 35%

Reducing vehicle weight is one of the most effective ways to improve transport efficiency and lower emissions.

From AIMPLAS 17 Sep 2026

Mango Kernels and Eggshells Create Flexible Biodegradable Films With Packaging Potential

Researchers developed biodegradable films from mango kernel starch and eggshell powder, identifying a formulation that combined tensile strength, flexibility, low moisture content, and improved thermal stability. The selected film lost 36.43% of its mass during a 28-day controlled soil-burial test, although the authors caution that degradation rates may differ under other environmental conditions.

By Akshatha Chandrashekar 17 Sep 2026

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Biointegrated Batteries Turn Energy Storage Materials into Active Therapeutic Devices

Forge Nano Expands Partnership with Battery AI Software Leader Voltaiq to Put AI at the Center of Battery Development and Manufacturing

Hovione Opens New Facility at New Jersey Campus, Doubling U.S. Spray Drying Capacity

Video Borescope Inspection Camera from GARDCO

New Compact High Voltage Direct Current Taps Unlock Remote Grid Access Points

Tiny MEMS Sensors Detect Early Hydrogen Traces to Prevent Battery Fires

Scientists Map Quantum Electron Movement at Ultimate Miniaturization Device Limits

Contour Circuits Uses Software Defined Inkjet Tech For Next Generation Electronics

HORIBA Air Quality Monitor AP-380 Series Achieves Key UK MCERTS Certification

Researchers Develop Dual-Action Chiral Organic Catalysts for Molecular Synthesis

Ascensus Specialties Announces Appointment of Dr. Emma Sceats as Chief Executive Officer

KLS Martin Delivers Their 500th Lithoz LCM-Printed Bioceramic Implant by End of Q3 2026 Via Their Surgeon-Facing Order Platform IPS Gate®

Hiden CO Analyser Supports Quantitative CO Analysis in Complex Gas Mixtures

FOREST Validates Sustainable Composite Materials That Reduce Transport Component Weight by Up to 35%

Mango Kernels and Eggshells Create Flexible Biodegradable Films With Packaging Potential

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