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WJGL Technology Slashes Heat-Affected Zone Width to Sub-Micron Scale in Alloys

High-entropy alloys are highly promising structural and functional materials. Among them, refractory high-entropy alloys possess outstanding high-temperature mechanical properties and have broad application prospects in critical components under extreme working conditions such as aerospace, nuclear power, and gas turbines.

9 Sep 2026

That “Manganese Blue” Pigment May Not Contain Manganese at All

Researchers characterized four commercial blue pigments with three conservation binders using thermal analysis, ATR-FTIR, SEM-EDS, and microscopy, revealing marked differences in thermal behavior and predominantly non-homogeneous pigment-binder mixtures. Most notably, a commercial manganese blue contained no detectable manganese, while 11 of 12 pigment-binder combinations showed non-uniform behavior, highlighting the value of verifying material composition and compatibility before conservation use.

9 Sep 2026

Semplor Introduces NANOS EBSD, Bringing Integrated Crystallographic Analysis to the Tabletop SEM

Semplor has introduced NANOS EBSD, a tabletop scanning electron microscope (SEM) with integrated Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) capability, bringing crystallographic analysis into a compact and intuitive SEM platform.

From Semplor 7 Sep 2026

Semplor Introduces ONYX, the Largest- Stage Tabletop SEM

Semplor has launched ONYX, a new tabletop scanning electron microscope (SEM) designed to give laboratories greater flexibility when working with large or multiple samples and higher-throughput workflows.

From Semplor 7 Sep 2026

Metrohm Launches OMNIS IC

Metrohm introduces OMNIS IC, the next-generation ion chromatography system designed to combine maximum flexibility, automation, and reliability on a single analytical platform.

From Metrohm Middle East FZC 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

Bruker Announces Major Advances in Detector Technology for Semiconductor, Thin Film, Energy Materials and Nanostructure Characterization

Bruker today announced the launch of two groundbreaking detectors at Microscopy & Microanalysis (M&M) 2026: the eWARP™ TKD, a next-generation Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction (TKD) detector for nanoscale crystallographic characterization, and the XFlash® FlatQUAD™ 2L, the latest evolution of Bruker’s annular EDS detector, enabling simultaneous Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) and Back-Scattered Electron (BSE) detection.

From Bruker Nano GmbH – Electron Microscope Analyzers 2 Sep 2026

Introducing OMNIS IC The New Benchmark in Ion Chromatography

Metrohm USA has launched OMNIS IC, an ion chromatography system that automates much of the manual preparation and routine monitoring involved in daily analysis.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 2 Sep 2026

Ceramic Battery Breakthrough Powers the Future of Reliable Electric Transportation

Lithium-ion batteries power transportation and grid storage and enable our digital lives, but these ubiquitous batteries require frequent recharging and can fail over time.

31 Aug 2026

Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces the Thermo Scientific™ EMPAD™ G2 Electron Detector to Advance Materials Research

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific™ EMPAD™ G2 detector, a new detector designed to help researchers see and understand materials in unprecedented detail.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Electron Microscopy Solutions North America 29 Aug 2026

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