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Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany

Faster laser structuring with optical stamping

07.10.2025

Fraunhofer ILT and RWTH Aachen have developed optical stamping, a laser-based method for ultra-fast, precise microstructuring in a single pulse.
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Titanium makes the difference

08.04.2025

Titanium has established itself as indispensable due to its unique properties.
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Thor BalkhedRestriction

Connection between individual cells and organic electrodes

07.02.2025

A research team has successfully established a close connection between individual cells and organic electrodes.
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SCHOTT AG

Schott AG – 140 years of innovation

21.08.2024

Schott AG is one of the most important technology groups for the manufacture of specialty glass and glass-ceramics.
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Clayton D / peopleimages.com

Steel solutions for medical requirements

20.08.2024

As a precise and durable material, steel is of crucial importance in modern medical technology.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF YONGLONG XIE/RICE UNIVERSITY

Rice physicist receives NSF CAREER award

21.03.2024

Yonglong Xie wins $888,555 grant NSF CAREER Award to advance magnon research, paving the way for future quantum tech and sensors.
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Fraunhofer IWM

Using deep learning to classify steel materials objectively

11.10.2023

Fraunhofer IWM and Schaeffler develop deep learning model for objective steel grain size assessment.
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Max-Planck-Institut

Artificial intelligence designs advanced materials

31.08.2023

Scientists of the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung pioneer new machine learning model for corrosion-resistant alloy design.
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Eijiro Miyako from JAIST

Cancer photoimmunotherapy: novel liquid metal nanoparticles

09.08.2023

JAIST develops PEG-IMIQ-LM nanoparticles uniting photothermal and immunotherapy - for real-time, immune-boosted cancer treatment.
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Jens Meyer/Uni Jena

Specially coated titanium reduces risk of clots on prostheses

25.05.2023

An international research team led by the german University of Jena has now developed a promising approach to significantly reducing blood clotting on the heart valve material titanium.
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DECHEMA e.V.

Recovery of battery metals - project launch of Metallico

18.04.2023

How can battery metals such as lithium, cobalt, copper, manganese and nickel be recycled in a sustainable way? This question is in the focus of the new EU project METALLICO, in which DECHEMA is also involved. 23 partners from nine countries will optimize five innovative processes for the recovery of those metals and subsequently demonstrate these in case studies on an industrially relevant scale.
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Fraunhofer IST

Multisensory tools for digital process monitoring

13.04.2023

The Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST presents innovative solutions for real-time data acquisition directly in the running process.
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Georgia Tech

New ultrafast water disinfection method more environmentally friendly

23.02.2023

Having safe drinking water is vital for public health, but traditional methods of disinfection cause their own environmental problems. Chlorine is cheap and easy to use in centralized water systems, but at the expense of harmful chemical byproducts.
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