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Advancing Data Center Efficiency with High Speed Micro-LED Optical Links

A collaboration between the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Grainger College of Engineering and the University of Notre Dame has broken the world record for optical switching speed in quantum well LEDs.

31 Oct 2026

Penn State Secures DOE Grant to Train Critical Minerals Workforce

Penn State has received a $1 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a workforce pipeline for the critical minerals and materials used in batteries, magnets and other advanced technologies.

31 Oct 2026

Accelerating Battery Innovation Through the New National BattMan Manufacturing Consortium

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is joining DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) in a new national consortium aimed at accelerating the transition of energy storage innovations from discovery to domestic manufacturing.

29 Oct 2026

Addressing Growing Transformer Stresses Within the Modern National Electrical Grid System

Most people rarely consider the role transformers play in powering our homes until we hear the loud "bang" followed by widespread outages.

27 Oct 2026

Beyond the Rooftop: How Perovskite PV is Redefining Solar Applications

For decades, the expansion of solar energy has been constrained by the physical limitations of its core technology. Traditional silicon solar panels are remarkably effective, but they are also heavy, rigid, and opaque.

24 Oct 2026

New Materials Library Could Help AI Design Better Sodium-Ion Batteries

The start of a new battery materials library could pave the way for future AI models to help scientists design sodium-ion batteries that charge faster, last longer and store more energy, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

22 Oct 2026

M3BOLT Technology Offers Path to Faster Computing Beyond Traditional Transistor Limits

An alternative to the transistor could make computers 100 to 1,000 times faster and more energy efficient, according to a team of researchers from University of Michigan Engineering and the University of Wisconsin, funded with up to $6M from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency Fast and Curious program.

21 Oct 2026

New Evidence Links Electron Spin Fluctuations to High-Temperature Superconducting States

Superconductivity has many important practical applications, including creating powerful magnets used in high-resolution medical scans, transporting electricity efficiently, and building ultra-sensitive measuring devices. Until now, understanding exactly what lay behind this unique phenomenon at high temperatures has eluded scientists over many decades.

21 Oct 2026

Reversible Atomic Transformations Explain Metallic Water Behavior in Ice Giants

Water isn't always as it seems. Under extreme conditions, such as those found on other planets, it has been discovered to change its atomic structure, giving it the means to alter its appearance and other properties.

21 Oct 2026

Topsoe Secures Technology Contract for Bharat Petroleum’s SAF Project in India

Topsoe, a leading global provider of advanced energy transition solutions for producing clean and conventional fuels and chemicals, has signed a licensing agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), an Indian public sector oil and gas company, to provide its Kerosene Hydrotreating Technology for co-processing for SAF production at BPCL’s Mumbai Refinery.

From Topsoe 15 Oct 2026

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