SCHOTT is launching Semicon next, a freely accessible knowledge hub dedicated to specialty materials for next-generation semiconductor architectures. The platform provides engineers and technology leaders with expert-led insights into how glass can support scalable, high-performance semiconductor systems.
The University of Nottingham launched the U.K.’s highest pressure Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing facility. Experts from the Faculty of Engineering with support from an international Japanese technical team at PlasmaGiken designed and installed the facility’s main system, which allows higher particle impact speeds, stronger bonding between deposited material and substrate, and the processing of harder and more demanding materials.
REalloys signed a letter of intent with Patriot Exploration & Mining LLC, a U.S.-based rare earth exploration and development company with access to a reported 2 billion metric tons of above-ground, rare-earth-element-bearing materials across more than 150 tested sites spanning Alabama to Pennsylvania.
The Korea Institute of Energy Research has developed Korea’s first technology for producing high-purity deuterated ammonia, a material that suppresses defects inside semiconductor devices. This development lays the groundwork for Korea to break away from dependence on imports from Japan and China.
Japan’s Nippon Electric Glass and Yokowo entered into a business alliance that will combine Nippon’s materials development technologies with Yokowo’s device development technologies. In addition to developing technologies for semiconductor and optoelectronic integration, the alliance will include business related to the development of technologies for 5G and 6G.
Amazon announced a multibillion-dollar agreement with Corning Inc. to supply the optical fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions that power Amazon’s expanding data center infrastructure across the United States. Amazon will also work with Corning on a new program that expands its Fiber Optic Technician Training Program with Catawba Valley Community College.
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore gathered at the end of May 2026 for a two-day workshop on the future of materials science. The workshop created new opportunities for collaboration between the two universities.
Argonne and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Materials and Energy Innovation launched the National Science-at-Scale Collaborative to help companies move critical materials and chemical manufacturing technologies from research to commercial production faster.
Bullen Ultrasonics, a provider of ultrasonic and laser-based technologies for precision machining of advanced ceramics, glass, and specialty materials, announced that its Miller Williams Facility in Eaton, Ohio, was named one of six finalists for the 2026 IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards.
The Brick Industry Association opened entries for the 2026 Brick in Architecture Awards. Entries are due by Sept. 25, 2026. Winning projects and teams will be honored live at the Brick Excellence Gala on April 8, 2027, during the National Clay Brick Expo in Nashville, Tenn.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is holding an event on the current state and desired future state for the additive construction industry. The event will take place on the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Md., from July 29–31, 2026. Registration will close on July 13 at 6 p.m. Eastern.
ABET launched its 2025 Annual Impact Report, highlighting the collective work of its member societies, partners, and volunteers in advancing quality education worldwide. A central theme of this year’s report is the growing importance of lifelong learning in higher education.
The U.S. Department of Energy released the finalized Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap, a national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialization of fusion energy. The roadmap identifies the critical science and technology gaps that must be closed to realize fusion pilot plants.
A report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development revealed that global state subsidies have reached $108 billion, the highest level since the 2008–2009 financial crisis. Chinese firms in strategic sectors received between three and eight times more state support than competitors in other countries, particularly in the semiconductor and solar panel industries.
The United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine published a study that estimates up to 8.2 million metric tons of debris generated due to the full-scale war in Ukraine could be recycled and reused for reconstruction needs.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology released the latest update to the Standard Reference Database 1A, which industry experts, forensic scientists, and others have used since 1988 to identify unknown substances in food, drugs, cosmetics, the environment, and even space rocks.
