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From Bush Food to Biodegradable Materials: Unlocking the Potential of Pigface

UNSW researchers are exploring how an Australian native coastal plant could help improve the strength and flexibility of biodegradable films.

12 Nov 2026

Pulsed Laser Techniques Could Revolutionize Future Diamond Based Semiconductor Manufacturing

Through a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are partnering with San Francisco Bay Area startup Diamond Quanta to advance semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S.

11 Nov 2026

Researchers Observe Nonequilibrium Quantum States Using Lasers and Neutron Scattering

Researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and their collaborators used lasers and neutrons to observe a long-lived quantum state in a magnetic material, opening a new way to study materials systems driven far from their equilibrium.

11 Nov 2026

Instron Enhances Bluehill Universal Software to Advance Elevated-Temperature Testing Accuracy and Throughput

Instron, a leading provider of materials testing technology, announced a new high-temperature testing add-on for their Bluehill® Universal materials testing software, further enhancing its support for elevated-temperature tensile testing.

From Instron - USA 6 Nov 2026

Element Six and Entegris Announce Strategic Collaboration to Integrate Synthetic Diamond into Semiconductor Advanced Packaging for GPU and RF Devices

Element Six (E6), a world leader in synthetic diamond industrial solutions, and Entegris, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced materials and surface engineering for the semiconductor industry, today announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate the integration of diamond-enabled thermal management solutions into advanced packaging for graphics processing unit (GPU) and radio frequency (RF) devices, which enable high-performance computing (HPC), data centers and high-speed wireless communications, underpinning applications across artificial intelligence (AI), telecommunications and defense.

From Element Six 4 Nov 2026

Laser Acoustics Detects Spinodal Decomposition Through Elastic Changes in Fe-Cr Alloys

Researchers used transient grating spectroscopy to track elastic changes associated with spinodal decomposition in Fe-Cr alloys, linking TGS measurements in Fe-36Cr with atom probe tomography and composition-based modeling. The work shows that the elastic response depends on chromium content and points to TGS as a potential non-destructive method for monitoring thermal aging in high-chromium ferritic phases.

3 Nov 2026

Alfa Laval Pioneers Recycled Titanium for Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers

Alfa Laval has set a new industry benchmark in manufacturing with a pioneering initiative at its gasketed plate heat exchanger factory in Jiangyin, China.

3 Nov 2026

Optical Approach Overcomes Background Noise in High Speed Electrochemical Sensing

A reaction on a single electrode can tell scientists a remarkable amount about the chemical nature and number of analytes involved.

31 Oct 2026

Innovative Crystallization Process Paves Way for Ultra-Efficient Camera Sensors

Crystals in the lab aren't gemstones. They're materials built from atoms arranged in precise, repeating patterns. That atomic order lets crystals absorb light, move charge and convert energy, enabling technologies from LEDs and solar cells to the sensors in everyday cameras.

31 Oct 2026

More Accurate Particle Identification: From Micro-Nanoplastics to Aerosols

Smaller particles are harder to measure and can pose greater biological risks. Fine and ultrafine airborne particles can penetrate deep into the lungs, and some can reach the bloodstream. Understanding their chemistry demands spatial resolution, sensitivity and accurate targeting.

From Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp 30 Oct 2026

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