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The Invisible Grid: Argonne's Smart Strategy for Nonstop Power Reliability

In the middle of the night, while America sleeps, the energy system never stops.

11 Jul 2026

New Technique Takes the Heat Out of 3D Printing Process

Researchers have developed a new 3D printing technique that allows the printing of whole objects and controls the temperature of the chemical reaction to stabilize the process.

10 Jul 2026

ORNL Selects Delaware Team to Stress Test Discovery Supercomputer

Imagine a computer so powerful it can perform more calculations in a second than a billion people could complete working nonstop for decades.

10 Jul 2026

Fermilab Positions an Essential RFQ Component for New Linear Accelerator

The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) recently achieved an important milestone by safely positioning the first major piece of equipment for the new Proton Improvement Plan (PIP-II) linear accelerator.

10 Jul 2026

Novel Electric Motor Layout Lowers Thermal Stress for Green Aviation

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s National (ORNL) Transportation Research Center have developed a novel electric motor drive design that meets the performance demands of aircraft, marine vessels and heavy-duty trucks while reducing excess heat and premature wear.

10 Jul 2026

PerkinElmer and Covalent Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Failure Analysis and Materials Characterization for Semiconductor, Electronics, and Battery Industries

PerkinElmer and Covalent today announced a strategic collaboration to provide advanced analytical instrumentation and analysis services that address the growing complexity of failure analysis and materials characterization.

From PerkinElmer 10 Jul 2026

Ancient Calcite Cements Explain Why Roman Concrete Lasted for Millennia

Long-term carbonate mineralization helped preserve a 2nd-century Roman concrete sample from Hadrian’s Villa by forming calcite cements that filled pores, fractures, and microcracks. The study shows that calcite, alongside smaller amounts of C-A-S-H from volcanic aggregate reactions, contributed to the material’s millennial durability.

By Akshatha Chandrashekar 9 Jul 2026

Emerson’s Next-Generation Portable Ultrasonic Flow Meters Offer Greater Flexibility for Plant-Wide Transparency

Emerson has released the new Flexim™ FLUXUS 631 series of portable non-intrusive clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters.

From Emerson 9 Jul 2026

Endress+Hauser Breaks Ground on Pearland Campus Expansion

Endress+Hauser has broken ground on an expansion of its campus in Pearland, Texas, reinforcing the company’s continued investment in its US operations, its ability to support growing customer demand across the Gulf region and enhance collaboration with sales and service representative partner Vector Controls and Automation Group.

From Endress+Hauser 9 Jul 2026

Automated Biofoundry Robotics Overcomes Low Efficiency Bottlenecks in Protein Design

A team of researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) created a fast, user-friendly process to improve industrial enzymes.

9 Jul 2026

PNNL Overcomes High Pressure Challenges to Advance Plutonium Processing Capabilities

When Aaron Nicholas served in the U.S. Army, he became familiar with “Hail Mary” scenarios where unanticipated, high-pressure conditions push a team to succeed in ways that normal circumstances would not.

9 Jul 2026

Oak Ridge Framework Simulates Megawatt Battery Aging Processes

Energy storage is becoming critical to grid resilience and electricity affordability because battery systems can help balance supply and demand and stabilize power.

9 Jul 2026

Four-Fold Symmetry Reveals Magnetic Clues in Nickelate Superconductors

Infinite-layer nickelate thin films showed a universal four-fold angular magnetoresistance symmetry across weakly insulating and superconducting compositions. The p/4 symmetry shift suggests a shared magnetic-order-related electronic anisotropy that may link nickelates more closely to cuprate superconductors.

By Akshatha Chandrashekar 8 Jul 2026

How 3D Printing is Reshaping the Future of Hip and Knee Replacements

Over one million hip and knee replacement surgeries are performed in the United States each year, and a quiet manufacturing revolution is reshaping how every one of these implants is made.

8 Jul 2026

Advancing Australian Titanium: New Project to Unlock Potential of Titanium Feedstock for Advanced Manufacturing

A new collaborative research project is set to strengthen Australia’s advanced manufacturing capabilities by evaluating the performance of a locally produced titanium powder for high-value industrial applications.

8 Jul 2026