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Oil-Coated Bubble Fragmentation Helps Predict Toxic Atmospheric Aerosol Formation Risks

Because many natural and industrial processes rely on the transport of bubbles and droplets through fluids, the behavior of ordinary air bubbles and water droplets has been well documented.

11 Sep 2026

Advancing the Green Transition with New Cignus Instruments Hydrogen Meters

Until now, it has been almost impossible to measure the energy density of hydrogen precisely, but a new sensor can register every single molecule. This could lay the foundation for correct accounting in the hydrogen economy.

10 Sep 2026

KAIST Quantifies Surface Roughness Interference in Electrochemical Strain Microscopy to Prevent Battery Mapping Errors

A signal that appears to show ions moving inside a battery may, in fact, be an illusion caused by an uneven surface. A KAIST research team has identified the origin of this type of artifacts, which can lead researchers to misinterpret what is happening inside a battery, and has developed a method to reduce it. The findings are expected to enable more accurate analysis of ion movement and improve the reliability of next-generation battery-material development, including that of solid-state and sodium-ion batteries.

9 Sep 2026

From Perovskites to Regolith, These Materials Could Shape Lunar Power Systems

Future lunar bases will depend on materials that can withstand radiation, extreme temperatures, vacuum, and abrasive dust while supporting power generation, storage, and transmission at increasingly large scales. The review highlights how radiation-tolerant photovoltaics, regolith-based thermal storage, lunar-derived conductors and other ISRU-compatible materials could reduce launch mass and help enable more resilient lunar energy infrastructure.

4 Sep 2026

Bruker Drives Major Advances in Detector Technology for Semiconductor and Nanostructure Analysis

Bruker today announced the launch of the XFlash® 7200 FIRE, the world’s first inclined large-area Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) detector for Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) built on Bruker’s revolutionary four-segment Silicon Drift Detector (SDD) architecture.

From Bruker AXS Inc. 3 Sep 2026

Innovative Plasma Atomizer Allows Ames Lab to Process Tungsten and Molybdenum Powders

The U. S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory is building on more than 40-years of leadership in metal powder synthesis and metallurgy with a new refractory metal powder atomization system that will help researchers develop materials for extreme environment applications.

3 Sep 2026

Lithium Ark Granted European Patent for Breakthrough Lithium Refining Technology

Lithium Ark, the technology company pioneering a new approach to lithium refining, today announced that its proprietary process, now named Ark Loop, has been granted a European patent.

1 Sep 2026

Canada’s Oil Sands Waste Could Be Hiding a Major Critical Minerals Resource

Researchers estimate that waste streams from Alberta’s Athabasca Oil Sands Region contain substantial quantities of titanium, zirconium, rare earth elements, vanadium, and nickel that could represent secondary critical mineral resources. However, complex mineralogy, stable metal-bearing compounds, environmental risks, and regulatory challenges mean economically viable recovery will require substantial technological development.

1 Sep 2026

New Molecular Snapshots Help Scientists Design Better Biological Energy Conversion

Some of nature’s most important chemical reactions rely on the coupled movement of negatively and positively charged particles. These processes play central roles in photosynthesis, catalysis and biological energy conversion yet remain difficult to observe.

1 Sep 2026