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$Rigaku to Introduce the DicifferX Microarea Edition X-Ray Diffractometer at JASIS 2026$

Rigaku to Introduce the DicifferX Microarea Edition X-Ray Diffractometer at JASIS 2026

Rigaku Corporation, a group company of Rigaku Holdings Corporation and a global solutions partner in X-ray analytical instrumentation, will introduce the DicifferX™ Microarea Edition at JASIS 2026.

From Rigaku Corporation 24 Oct 2026

Rigaku Launches Qualana, a Micro-XRF Spectrometer

Rigaku Corporation, a group company of Rigaku Holdings and a global solutions partner for X-ray analytical systems, has launched Qualana, a micro-XRF spectrometer capable of elemental analysis in areas as small as 20 µm.

From Rigaku Corporation 24 Oct 2026

AI Models Could Soon Revolutionize the Design of 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

All-in-One Solution for Continuous Microbial Monitoring Without Production Interruptions

Particle Measuring Systems (PMS), a global leader in contamination monitoring solutions, today announced the launch of the BioCapt® Single-Use STS Microbial Monitor, a sterile transfer solution that enables the introduction of viable air monitoring consumables into isolators and Restricted Access Barrier Systems (RABS) without requiring additional decontamination activities.

From Particle Measuring Systems 21 Oct 2026

University of Vienna Team Reconstructs Internal Magnetism From External Field

To build faster and more energy-efficient computers, researchers need to understand nanoscale magnetic materials. But looking inside these tiny magnets is surprisingly difficult: modern microscopes only measure the magnetic field outside the material, not the magnetic pattern inside. Because many different internal patterns can produce the exact same field, working backwards has long been a challenge.

20 Oct 2026

Rare-Earth-Free Oxide Blend Boosts 4 K Cryocooler Capacity By 40%

Researchers developed an entirely rare-earth-free regenerator system for 4 K Gifford-McMahon cryocoolers by combining MnNb2-xTaxO6 with CuFe1-xAlxO2 to exploit their complementary low-temperature heat capacities. The best configuration delivered 0.163 W at 4.2 K, about 40% more cooling capacity than the CFAO-based regenerator and 73% of the performance of benchmark HoCu2 under equivalent conditions.

14 Oct 2026

Trace Carbon Strengthens Iron Grain Boundaries By Reconfiguring Bonds At The Crack Tip

Researchers developed a fast Fe-C machine-learning interatomic potential to simulate carbon segregation and crack propagation across general grain boundaries in a-iron. They found that trace carbon increases crack-growth resistance beyond what static Rice-Wang-type cohesion predicts, with carbon following the moving crack tip as Fe-C bonds repeatedly break and reform in a process they term dynamic bond reconfiguration.

7 Oct 2026

EuroBLECH: Technotrans Presents Resource-Efficient Spray Lubrication Systems for New and Existing Plants

Energy-efficient, reliable, modular: at EuroBLECH from 20 to 23 October, technotrans will present its comprehensive portfolio of spray lubrication systems for stamping and forming technology.

From technotrans SE 22 Sep 2026

Materials AI Is Advancing Fast, but One Big Piece Is Still Missing

A ChemRxiv preprint reviewing 58 new materials-science foundation models found that 52 used a single data modality, while only six combined multiple modalities, and none combined multimodality with explicit physical grounding. The authors propose a framework that combines harmonized materials data, physics-aware multi-modal architectures, efficient specialization, and rigorous validation, although such a unified model has yet to be demonstrated.

21 Sep 2026