Uzbekistan plans to launch 76 projects worth $2.6 billion for rare metals extraction and processing over the next three years. The initiative also includes establishing technoparks in Tashkent and Samarkand regions, which are rich in molybdenum and tungsten.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced the launch of the state’s fourth Innovation Hub, located in Youngstown. The initiative aims to expand research and workforce development in additive manufacturing for the defense and aerospace industries.
The Romanian Hydrogen and New Energy Technologies Hub, or Ro-HydroHub, was officially launched on Thursday, March 13. The initiative represents a nearly EUR 140 million investment and seeks to modernize Romania’s energy sector while accelerating the transition to green energy.
The National Energy Technology Laboratory is a shapeshifter, pivoting its work to accommodate new problems, new political priorities, and all manners of sudden disruption. But even long-timers at the lab report a new kind of whiplash over the last six weeks due to the new administration.
MATECH and California Nanotechnologies Inc. formed a strategic partnership for manufacturing ultra-dense high temperature composites. The goal is to scale-up and commercialize field assisted sintering technology and spark plasma sintering for high temperature and ultrahigh-temperature composites critical to aviation and defense applications.
Spanish startup Reinforce 3D partnered with Bauer Hockey, a major player in ice hockey equipment. The sticks-to-skates company plans to integrate Reinforce 3D’s continuous carbon fiber injection process into its sports gear. The partnership also extends to Cascade/Maverik Lacrosse, which is owned by Canadian investor Fairfax Financial.
Solar companies Suniva and Heliene entered into an agreement with chipmaker Corning to domestically produce solar modules made with polysilicon, wafers, and cells manufactured in the U.S.
The Gulf Organization for Research & Development and the American Concrete Institute signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on advancing climate mitigation and sustainability within the concrete industry.
French officials are urging their country’s research institutions to consider welcoming scientists abandoning the United States due to President Donald Trump’s funding cuts. Already, Aix-Marseille University in the south of France announced it was setting up a program dedicated to welcoming U.S. researchers, notably those working on climate change.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed into law a bill authorizing the development of offshore wind farms. The new law foresees incentives for the development of offshore wind energy projects in Brazilian territorial waters.
American Resources Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Electrified Materials Corp., was awarded a $911,519 matching grant under the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Waste Diversion Project. The grant will be used to fund cutting-edge equipment for the recycling of rare earth magnets and battery materials.
The European power and utilities industry is undergoing a profound transformation in the face of increasing needs for energy security, sustainability, and affordability, according to new research reports published by Information Services Group, a global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm.
Solar and energy storage accounted for 84% of new electricity generation capacity added to the U.S. power grid last year, but the industry faces a challenging future with the new U.S. administration’s energy policies, according to a report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie groups.
A longitudinal research project from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE reveals that since 2017, the institute has measured less power on average in a solar module than promised by the manufacturer.
Cookware startups are finding that more customers are coming to them in search of products that are free of microplastics and nontoxic coatings, and they are adjusting their ad campaigns and social media content accordingly.
At the upcoming RAPID+TCT event, Lithoz will highlight the impressive capabilities of its newest ceramic 3D printer: the CeraFab System S320. With a build volume of 246 x 130 x 320 mm, the S320 offers five times the platform size of the CeraFab S65 industrial printer.
