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Metalenz and UMC Bring Breakthrough Face Authentication Solution Polar ID to Mass Production

Metalenz, the leader in metasurface innovation and commercialization, and United Microelectronics Corporation ("UMC"), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced Metalenz's its breakthrough face authentication solution, Polar ID, is now ready for mass production through UMC.

12 Nov 2025

Breakthrough at Rice Offers Cleaner Path to Lithium Recycling for EV Batteries

The new process from Rice University efficiently produces high-purity lithium hydroxide from battery waste, streamlining recycling and reducing energy costs.

12 Nov 2025

How to Keep Your Windscreen Clear in Winter? High Voltage and Clever Physics

Ionic defects are present in every frost sheet. Jonathan Boreyko’s team at Virginia Tech has used a high-voltage technique to polarize these ions and remove ice in a new study.

12 Nov 2025

analytica 2026: AI as a Driver of Digital Transformation

Analytica 2026 highlights digital transformation in lab technology, featuring interactive exhibits and AI advancements from leading industry exhibitors.

From Messe München GmbH 12 Nov 2025

Valmet Launches Next-Generation Wet End Analyzer for Process Stability and Product Quality

Valmet introduces the next-generation Valmet Wet End Analyzer, designed to help paper, board, and tissue producers improve wet end processes to achieve superior product quality, improved process stability, and reduced operating costs.

11 Nov 2025

V4Smart Establishes Fully Digitalized Battery Cell Production with MHP

V4Smart, the joint venture between Porsche and Varta newly founded in March 2025, decided to set up a fully digitalized production operation from the cloud to mass-produce the first German cylindrical cells for the automotive sector.

11 Nov 2025

Magnetic Yarn Brings Fabrics to Life

By weaving magnet-responsive fibers into fabric, scientists have created textiles that move, flex, and feel, bringing wearable robotics a step closer to reality.

By Dr. Noopur Jain 11 Nov 2025

FOSS Group Acquires Wasatch Photonics

FOSS announces the acquisition of North American spectrometer specialist Wasatch Photonics.

10 Nov 2025

Leeds Scientists Develop Sustainable Polyester Dyeing Method

University of Leeds researchers have developed SwitchDye, a technique that reduces polyester dyeing chemicals by 90 % and water use by 40 %, enhancing sustainability.

7 Nov 2025

Yonsei University Develops a New Era of High-Voltage Solid-State Batteries

Researchers at Yonsei University developed a fluoride-based solid electrolyte (LiCl–4Li2TiF6) that enables all-solid-state batteries to operate safely beyond 5 volts, overcoming a major voltage stability barrier.

7 Nov 2025

Flowchem Teaching Manual Now Available to Download

A flow chemistry teaching manual, developed by Vapourtec in collaboration with Dr Nicholas Leadbeater and the New Synthetic Methods Group at the University of Connecticut (USA), is now available to download, free of charge.

From VAPOURTEC Ltd 7 Nov 2025

Vitrek Breakthrough: Time-Saving MTI "Trim Balance Wizard" Now Available for Mid-Frame Jet Engine MROs

Vitrek, LLC, a maker of high- precision measurement equipment, has integrated the MTI Trim Balance Wizard, an advanced guided-balancing interface into its PBS eXpress turbine vibration and balancing system for smaller frame jet engines.

6 Nov 2025

Nel ASA: Receives PEM Purchase Order from the Hyfuel and Kaupanes Hydrogen Projects Valued at More than USD 50 Million

Nel Hydrogen US, a subsidiary of Nel ASA, has received a firm purchase order from Kaupanes Hydrogen AS and HyFuel AS in Norway.

6 Nov 2025

Dragonfly 3D World 2025 Redefines Image Processing with Faster Workflows and Sub-Voxel Precision

Comet Technologies Canada Inc. today announced the launch of Dragonfly 3D World 2025, the latest version of its leading image processing software for 3D data.

From Dragonfly – 3D Image Processing and Analysis Software for Advanced Materials 6 Nov 2025

Researchers Develop Car Battery Immune to Punctures and Ice

A research team from Mexico has developed a battery that can continue to work despite being punctured and soaked in water, circumstances that would most certainly ignite lithium-ion batteries used in mobile phones and electric vehicles.

6 Nov 2025