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Transforming Consumer Cameras into Precision Tools for Solar Cell Analysis

Commercial cameras can be powerful, producing images with exquisite details that mimic real life. In the lab, specially designed cameras can photograph objects in the infrared region, invisible to the naked eye.

23 Sep 2026

AIMPLAS Develops Sustainable Materials That Help Slow Fire Spread and Reduce Smoke in the Event of a Fire

Every summer, fires once again highlight the importance of solutions that can help minimize their consequences.

From AIMPLAS 22 Sep 2026

Advancing Flexible Display Technology Through Innovative Molecular Doping of Polymers

A research team led by Professor Boseok Kang of the SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Department of Nano Engineering, and Department of Semiconductor Convergence Engineering has raised the doping efficiency of electrically conductive plastics (conducting polymers) to a world-class level by attaching specific molecules to them, and has for the first time elucidated the underlying operating mechanism.

21 Sep 2026

Renewable Waste Could Replace Petroleum in High-Quality Carbon Fiber Manufacturing

Carbon fiber is a key component in automobile manufacturing, aerospace engineering and energy infrastructure, but it mostly relies on petroleum-derived products, which can be expensive and contribute to carbon emissions.

21 Sep 2026

Ultra Low Carbon Brick Shapes Landmark New Home for the Yard Theater in London

A pioneering ultra-low carbon brick made from near 100% recycled construction waste has been used to create the striking colorful façade of one of London's most anticipated new cultural buildings.

15 Sep 2026

Rare Earth Materials Could Improve Hydrogen Production Across Multiple Routes

A review of rare earth element-containing materials finds that cerium, lanthanum, and other REEs can improve redox behavior, oxygen mobility, electrochemical activity, charge separation, hydrogen storage, and membrane performance across several hydrogen-production technologies. Most advances remain at laboratory scale, with wider deployment dependent on cost, resource availability, extraction impacts, long-term stability, recycling, and techno-economic feasibility.

11 Sep 2026

Eutectogels and Liquid Additives Showcase Strong Potential for Sustainable Tribology

The advanced manufacturing technologies have driven mechanical equipment toward higher speeds, greater loads, and longer service lifetimes. The intensive and high-frequency operation inevitably leads to friction and wear of mechanical components, compromising their reliability, functionality, and service life, as well as leading to safety issues and causing considerable waste of energy and resources.

10 Sep 2026

PI Expands Materials Portfolio with Composite and Lead-Free Piezo Materials

Composite and lead-free piezoelectric materials offer new design options for ultrasonic transducers, with tailored properties for frequency, sensitivity, power, and flexibility.

From PI Ceramic GmbH 27 Aug 2026

AI Optimizes Chemical Monitoring for Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors

For decades, we have treated used nuclear fuel as high-level waste to be buried and forgotten.

27 Aug 2026

A Plastic Designed to Become Fertilizer After Use

Researchers developed isosorbide-based plasticizers that made brittle poly(isosorbide carbonate) more flexible while preserving its ability to undergo ammonolysis after use. The resulting degradation products supported plant growth, including in an edible vegetable, highlighting a new way to design plastics with a useful end-of-life function.

20 Aug 2026

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