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Asbury Advanced Materials Completes Acquisition of Germany’s Graphit Kropfmühl GmbH, Expanding Global Footprint and Technical Capabilities
AZoM USA Overview Asbury Advanced Materials announced the completion of its acquisition of Graphit Kropfmühl GmbH (GK) from AMG. This acquisition marks a significant milestone in Asbury's evolution as a global advanced materials platform... -
Volt Carbon Technologies Secures Initial 40,000-Tonne Vermiculite Processing Order from Northern Ore Resources, Boosting Advanced Carbon Materials Platform
TORVF Stock News Canada Overview Volt Carbon Technologies announced it received an initial purchase order for processing 40,000 metric tons of vermiculite under a commercial toll processing agreement with Northern Ore Resources. The comp... -
GH Power and TKMS Expand Clean Energy Collaboration for Canada’s Patrol Submarine Project: Producing High-Purity Alumina and Hydrogen
Las Vegas Sun News USA Overview GH Power and Germany's Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) announced they are considering continued cooperation on clean energy integration for Canada's future patrol submarine project. GH Power's reactor s... -
Smart Polyethylene Breakthrough: EU Project Develops Self-Healing, Self-Reporting Material for Critical Infrastructure
CORDIS European Union Overview The EU-funded 'VIT' project has engineered a groundbreaking recyclable polyethylene capable of autonomously detecting and reporting damage, self-healing minor flaws, and identifying moisture. This innovativ... -
Near-Zero Effective Magnetization Enables Ultra-Low Threshold Current in Spin-Hall Micro-Oscillators for Energy-Efficient Magnonic Computing
arXiv (Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics) Germany Overview Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics have demonstrated that engineering near-zero effective magnetization in spin-Hall micro-oscillato... -
AI-Driven Framework Accelerates MOF Photocatalyst Discovery, Identifying High-Performance Cr- and Zn-Based Candidates for Environmental Remediation and CO2 Conversion
arXiv (Cornell University) USA Overview An integrated machine learning framework, combining reinforcement learning-based Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) generation with a multi-stage Crystal Graph Convolutional Neural Network (CGCNN) predi... -
Unlocking Batteryless IoT: Waste Heat from Industrial Motors Powers Self-Sustaining Sensors
Silicon LogiX Italy Overview A 2026 study published in *Sensors* demonstrated the feasibility of self-powered IoT sensors by deploying a thermoelectric generator (TEG) on a 0.25 kW industrial gear motor. The system successfully executed ... -
LG Electronics Doubles Global Antimicrobial Material Production to 6,500 Tons with New Vietnam Plant
Seoul Economic Daily / LG Electronics South Korea Overview LG Electronics has activated a new production line in Haiphong, Vietnam, for its glass-powder-based functional antimicrobial material LG PuroTec™ and Easy-Clean enamel, expanding... -
Josephson Junction Array Functions as Tunable Metamaterial: Microwave Resonances Controlled by Temperature and Power
Applied Physics Letters (AIP Publishing) USA Overview A study in "Applied Physics Letters" demonstrates an electrically isolated Josephson junction array, composed of ~30,000 coupled "meta-atoms," functions as a tunable metamaterial. Thi... -
AgCuTe Thermoelectric Material Achieves ZT 1.4 with Cation Vacancy Control, Significantly Boosting Performance and Thermal Stability
ACS Applied Energy Materials USA Overview A study in "ACS Applied Energy Materials" demonstrates remarkable enhancements in the thermoelectric performance and thermal stability of AgCuTe through precise control of cation vacancies. The f...
