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SPECTRO Introduces SPECTROPORT LIBS PXL01 Portable OES Metals Analyzer

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments has introduced the SPECTROPORT LIBS PXL01 portable OES metals analyzer for metals analysis in the field.

From SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH 1 Jul 2026

REWIND Demonstrates the Potential of Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades as New Industrial Resources

What until recently was considered one of the most challenging waste streams of the energy transition could become a valuable source of raw materials for new industrial products. More than 20 square meters of recovered wind turbine blade sections—equivalent to the surface area of two-family cars—are being given a second life through the European REWIND project in applications such as electric vehicles and insulation materials.

From AIMPLAS 1 Jul 2026

Switching Spin States in Manganese Ions with Light

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have developed a new way to employ molecules as tiny data storage devices using a new manganese-based material.

30 Jun 2026

Primal and Amorim Cork Solutions Challenge Hospitality's Disposable Slipper Culture

Every year, billions of disposable hotel slippers are manufactured, used briefly and discarded, generating significant volumes of waste across the hospitality industry.

30 Jun 2026

Berkeley Lab Uses Advanced Machine Learning to Optimize Chiral Perovskites

Chiral 2D metal halide perovskites (MHPs) are among the most promising materials for future technologies that exploit the spin of electrons in spin-based optoelectronics or spintronics, but getting them to perform consistently has proven difficult.

29 Jun 2026

Element Six and Orbray Accelerate Wafer-Scale Single Crystal Diamond for Volume Production

Today, Element Six (E6) and Orbray, both leaders in advanced materials, announced the next phase of their partnership, building on a joint vision to deliver wafer-scale single crystal diamond (WSC™) for next-generation applications.

From Element Six 23 Jun 2026

UMass Amherst-led Team Discovers New Way to Make Thermally Insulative Plastics

University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have demonstrated a possible new avenue for developing flame-retardant and generally low-conductivity (low heat transfer) plastics that retain the benefits of being strong and flexible by limiting the accessibility of heat-carrying vibrational channels of the material.

23 Jun 2026

eralytics Announces Breakthrough in Liquid Waste Analysis: The New Test Method ASTM D8606 for the eraflash Series Has Been Officially Released

We are thrilled to announce that the new standard test method ASTM D8606 has been officially confirmed and published by ASTM International.

From eralytics GmbH 18 Jun 2026

DOE Genesis Mission Accelerates Scientific Breakthroughs Using Artificial Intelligence

When the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the Genesis Mission last fall, researchers at the DOE’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory were poised to jump on board the national effort to accelerate scientific and technological discovery through artificial intelligence.

17 Jun 2026