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Scientists Use Powerful X-Rays to Visualize Hidden Dynamics Inside Opaque Fluids

Using powerful X-rays and computer models, researchers at Argonne and the University of Chicago linked nanoscale particle motion to surprising flow behaviors in soft materials.

14 May 2026

Jenike Granted Patent for Jen-Zero™ Biomass Feeding Technology

Jenike & Johanson, a global leader in bulk solids handling and processing, has been granted a patent for its Jen-Zero™ technology—an engineered solution designed to overcome one of the most persistent challenges in biofuels production: reliably feeding low-density biomass and municipal solid waste (MSW) feedstocks into high-pressure reactors.

14 May 2026

Recycled Glass Bottles Find New Life Through Advanced 3D Printing

Glass bottles tossed in the trash are finding new life thanks to a collaboration between the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Vitriform3D, an advanced manufacturing company.

12 May 2026

How Electricity Could Slash Cement Emissions by 98%

Researchers developed an electrochemical process that converts limestone and silica into calcium silicate hydrate at 60 °C and 1 bar, enabling belite-rich cement clinker to form at 650 °C rather than the conventional 1200 °C. Using waste cement as the calcium feedstock, the modeled process could reduce production-stage CO2 emissions to 20 kg per ton of cement, a 98% reduction compared with conventional cement production.

12 May 2026

New Method Enables Ferroelectric Switching in Aluminum Nitride Semiconductors

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory showed they can "write" ferroelectric regions into aluminum nitride by using a helium ion beam to create precise defects while keeping the crystal intact.

11 May 2026

Scientists Discover Predictable Patterns to Design New Superconductors

Many breakthrough materials have been found by accident. The first superconductor, for example, was discovered while researchers were looking for something else.

6 May 2026

X-Ray Imaging Reveals Causes of Surface Bumps in Laser Welding

Laser welding is used to join thin metal parts, like those in fuel cells and electronics. It's a fast and clean process. However, at high speeds, it can leave bumps on the surface of the metal.

4 May 2026

New Physics-Based AI Accelerates Material Research for Future Fusion Reactors

Scientists at Ames National Laboratory developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that accelerates discovery of materials needed for next-generation fusion energy systems.

27 Apr 2026

AI-Oriented Architecture Unlocks Chemical Accuracy for Advanced Materials Research

The most demanding calculations in quantum chemistry can now be solved with graphic processing unit (GPU) supercomputers.

25 Apr 2026

Breakthrough Spectroscopy Technique Reveals Hidden Electrode Surface Chemistry

Electrodes' surfaces drive reactions that are critical to energy conversion. In batteries, electrodes accept and release electrons. This process charges and discharges the battery.

21 Apr 2026

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