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CityUHK Researchers Achieve First-Ever Recycling Spin-Triplet Excitons for Power Generation, Boosting Organic Photovoltaics Efficiency to 20.5%

In organic photovoltaics (OPV), low-energy spin-triplet excitons (T1) have long been regarded as “energy traps” that often dissipate energy as heat rather than contributing to light-to-electricity conversion.

7 Jul 2026

New Geoscience Model Reveals Where Australia Should Search for Heavy Rare Earths

A national-scale mineral potential assessment mapped areas across Australia that are prospective for unconformity-related rare-earth-element systems. The framework reduced the exploration search area by up to 95% while highlighting underexplored Precambrian basin margins as potential heavy rare earth targets.

By Muhammad Osama 6 Jul 2026

PNNL’s Nondestructive Evaluation Enables Safe Operation of Nuclear Power Reactors

When you go to the doctor for a routine medical exam or a prenatal check-up, they often use an ultrasound or an X-ray to see what's happening inside your body without needing surgery.

6 Jul 2026

NKT Photonics Becomes Hamamatsu Photonics A/S

We are pleased to announce that, as of June 25, 2026, NKT Photonics has become the Lasers & Fibers Business Unit within the Hamamatsu Photonics Group and has been renamed Hamamatsu Photonics A/S.

From Hamamatsu Photonics A/S 6 Jul 2026

Retrofit System Helps Manufacturers Adopt Energy Efficient ShAPE Metal Extrusion

A new invention from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) could soon help manufacturers more easily adopt the Lab's patented Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE™) technology, enabling faster manufacturing of superior extrusion products.

3 Jul 2026

Open Source AutoLabs Tool Speeds Battery Science Innovation at PNNL

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory use a slew of autonomous robots for designing and implementing experiments.

3 Jul 2026

AnalytiChem Continues Global Product Brand Transition for Bernd Kraft, Chem-Lab, and SCP Science

Analyt iChem, manufacturer of specialized chemicals, reagents, accredited standard, equipment and consumables, has announced that the brand transition of its chemical product ranges, currently marketed under the Bernd Kraft, Chem-Lab and SCP SCIENCE brands, to the AnalytiChem

From AnalytiChem 3 Jul 2026

New Catalyst Efficiently Turns Methane Into Transportable Liquid Fuel at Low Temperatures

Scientists have demonstrated a promising new approach for converting methane -- the primary component of natural gas -- into liquid chemicals that are precursors for many industrial chemicals and fuels.

2 Jul 2026

Scientists Turn Pine Resin-Derived Rosin Into High-Quality Bulk Graphite

Researchers converted pine resin-derived rosin into a thermoplastic, mesophase-forming pitch that can be graphitized into high-quality bulk graphite. The study shows how molecular restructuring of renewable terpenes could reduce reliance on fossil-derived pitch for graphite manufacturing.

By Akshatha Chandrashekar 2 Jul 2026

AI Meets Soft Materials to Advance Skin-Like Wearable Electronics

This review explains how soft materials, scalable manufacturing, energy-efficient hardware, and AI are converging to create smarter wearable systems for physiological monitoring and human-machine interaction. It argues that real-world deployment will depend on cross-layer co-design, durable skin interfaces, efficient edge computing, and standardized testing under everyday conditions.

By Akshatha Chandrashekar 1 Jul 2026

SPECTRO Introduces SPECTROPORT LIBS PXL01 Portable OES Metals Analyzer

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has introduced the SPECTROPORT LIBS PXL01 portable OES metals analyzer for metals analysis in the field.

From SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH 1 Jul 2026

REWIND Demonstrates the Potential of Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades as New Industrial Resources

What until recently was considered one of the most challenging waste streams of the energy transition could become a valuable source of raw materials for new industrial products. More than 20 square meters of recovered wind turbine blade sections—equivalent to the surface area of two-family cars—are being given a second life through the European REWIND project in applications such as electric vehicles and insulation materials.

From AIMPLAS 1 Jul 2026

EV Batteries Turn Lithium Mining Into a Measurable Climate Gain

The study found that projected U.S. light-duty EV adoption could cut life cycle GHG emissions by 61%, primary energy use by 20%, and total material extraction by 34% compared with an ICEV-only counterfactual. However, EVs increase demand for metals and critical minerals, making battery durability, recycling, and responsible mining central to maximizing climate gains.

By Dr. Noopur Jain 30 Jun 2026

Virescent Ventures Leads MAKO's AU$28 Million Series A to Accelerate Global Rollout of Shark Skin Aviation Efficiency Tech as Airlines Battle Fuel Costs

Virescent Ventures has led the close of a AU$28 million Series A round for Australian aerospace technology company MAKO (formerly MicroTau).

From MAKO 30 Jun 2026

Switching Spin States in Manganese Ions with Light

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have developed a new way to employ molecules as tiny data storage devices using a new manganese-based material.

30 Jun 2026

Materials Science News

CityUHK Researchers Achieve First-Ever Recycling Spin-Triplet Excitons for Power Generation, Boosting Organic Photovoltaics Efficiency to 20.5%

New Geoscience Model Reveals Where Australia Should Search for Heavy Rare Earths

PNNL’s Nondestructive Evaluation Enables Safe Operation of Nuclear Power Reactors

NKT Photonics Becomes Hamamatsu Photonics A/S

Retrofit System Helps Manufacturers Adopt Energy Efficient ShAPE Metal Extrusion

Open Source AutoLabs Tool Speeds Battery Science Innovation at PNNL

AnalytiChem Continues Global Product Brand Transition for Bernd Kraft, Chem-Lab, and SCP Science

New Catalyst Efficiently Turns Methane Into Transportable Liquid Fuel at Low Temperatures

Scientists Turn Pine Resin-Derived Rosin Into High-Quality Bulk Graphite

AI Meets Soft Materials to Advance Skin-Like Wearable Electronics

SPECTRO Introduces SPECTROPORT LIBS PXL01 Portable OES Metals Analyzer

REWIND Demonstrates the Potential of Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades as New Industrial Resources

EV Batteries Turn Lithium Mining Into a Measurable Climate Gain

Virescent Ventures Leads MAKO's AU$28 Million Series A to Accelerate Global Rollout of Shark Skin Aviation Efficiency Tech as Airlines Battle Fuel Costs

Switching Spin States in Manganese Ions with Light

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