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China Rare Earth Invests ¥19.5M in 20-Ton/Year Pilot Line for Advanced Rare-Earth Powder Materials for Aerospace and Gas Turbines
Rare Earth Exchanges China Overview China Rare Earth Co., Ltd. has approved a ¥19.5 million (approximately $2.7 million USD) investment to build two pilot production lines in Guangzhou for high-performance rare-earth derived powder mater... -
German Startup alqem Secures €8M for AI-Driven Materials Discovery, Accelerating Rare-Earth-Free Magnet Development
UVC Partners Germany Overview German deep-tech startup alqem has raised €8 million in a pre-seed funding round led by UVC Partners and Union Square Ventures to scale its AI-driven materials discovery engine. The funding will accelerate t... -
PatSnap Eureka Details Optimization of Self-Healing Epoxy Coatings for Flexible Circuit Protection
PatSnap Eureka Global Overview Self-healing epoxy coatings, incorporating microcapsules or reversible chemical bonds, represent a breakthrough technology for automatically repairing minor damage on coated surfaces. When scratches or crac... -
Samsung SDI Boosts Next-Gen All-Solid-State Battery ‘SolidStack’ for EVs and Robotics with Sulfide-Based ASSB Technology
Samsung SDI South Korea Overview Samsung SDI is concentrating on sulfide-based all-solid-state battery (ASSB) technology to dramatically enhance overall battery performance for next-generation ASSBs. The company has adopted its proprieta... -
Technion Breakthrough: Electro-Momentum Coupled Metamaterial Secures $7.5M DoD Grant for Acoustic Cloaking, Medical Imaging
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Israel Overview Researchers at Technion, led by Professor Gal Shmuel, have developed a theoretical model for groundbreaking electro-momentum coupled metamaterials, earning a $7.5 million U.S. DoD g... -
ACS Publications Reports High Thermoelectric Performance in Layered Ca₂Mg₂Cd₂Sb₄ Superlattices: Ionization-Driven Interfacial Decoupling Achieves ZT of 1.68
Chemistry of Materials - ACS Publications International Overview Thermoelectric (TE) materials, crucial for mitigating the energy crisis by directly converting heat into electricity, are advancing. This study demonstrates high thermoelec... -
SciOpen Reports Bi₂Te₃/HPMC@Paper Composite Thermoelectric Film Development: Wearable TEG Continuously Powers Pedometer
SciOpen International Overview Flexible thermoelectric generators (f-TEGs) hold significant potential as wearable power sources and autonomous sensors, directly converting low-grade thermal energy from the human body and environment into... -
NIST Pioneers 3D ‘Laser Stirring’ Technique to Create Complex, Previously ‘Impossible’ High-Entropy and Titanium Alloy Parts
New Atlas USA Overview Scientists at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a 3D printing technique that stirs molten metal before solidification by altering the laser path from linear scans to micr... -
ResearchGate Proposes One-Step Continuous LCE Fiber Spinning via Liquid Ink 3D Printing, Enhancing Soft Robot Agility
ResearchGate (Request PDF) International Overview Soft robotics is gaining significant attention for its agile movement and environmental responsiveness, with liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) being promising intelligent actuators due to ... -
ACS Publications Reports Low-Temperature Actuation, Weldable Thermoplastic Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Soft Grippers
Macromolecules - ACS Publications International Overview Thermoplastic liquid crystal elastomers (TPLCEs) show promise as soft actuators due to their dynamic responsiveness and melt processability. This research developed a series of TPL...
