Kyocera Corporation held a ceremony on Sept. 1, 2026, to mark the completion of its Nagasaki Isahaya Plant. This facility is expected to be a key production site for Kyocera to accelerate its semiconductor-related business.
The Skovsporet 3D-printed student housing development is finally complete in Holstebro, Denmark. The project consists of 36 ground-level apartments, designed by SAGA Space Architects together with MS+ and built by 3DCP Group.
Nearly four years after launching a federally funded research initiative to strengthen U.S. dams and levees, University of Kansas engineers are demonstrating how that work is delivering measurable benefits to Kansas infrastructure, workforce development, and public safety.
Fervo Energy inked a landmark deal to supply Google with nearly 400 megawatts of clean electricity from the startup’s geothermal project in southwest Utah. The agreement is the largest of its kind for a next-generation geothermal system.
The Pennsylvania State University and Battalion Advanced Technology Ltd. entered into two research agreements worth up to $6 million to develop advanced semiconductor platforms and high-temperature materials that aim to enable next-generation energy, transportation, aerospace, and industrial systems while also providing critical capabilities for national security.
China and Egypt issued a joint statement on further deepening their comprehensive strategic partnership. The statement mentioned that the two sides agreed to further deepen the synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and Egypt’s Vision 2030, and encouraged Chinese enterprises to actively explore localized industrial cooperation in renewable energy sectors.
Reuters reports that India has resumed talks with Zambia to explore investment opportunities in copper and other critical minerals. Back in April 2026, Reuters reported that talks between the two countries had stalled over a lack of assurances from Zambia on mining rights for an area of 9,000 square kilometres (3,475 square miles) awarded to India last year.
South Africa is stepping up efforts to attract investment into its mining sector, with President Cyril Ramaphosa launching Phase 3 of the Government–Business Partnership, a public–private initiative designed to accelerate economic growth, investment, and job creation.
The Philippines is moving to accelerate critical-mineral development across millions of hectares of land, raising concerns that expanded mining and faster permitting could put pressure on forests, ancestral domains, and Indigenous communities’ ability to give or withhold consent.
Michigan is investing $7.5 million to research geologic hydrogen. A portion of this initial funding will support research in the areas that researchers think might store a lot of natural hydrogen, such as around Michigan’s lower peninsula.
The number of early-career researchers based outside Europe who have won European Research Council grants has almost doubled in a year, with nearly all the overseas academics coming from the U.S.
Vitro Architectural Glass unveiled a big refresh of its Glass Education Center, introducing improved content discovery tools, streamlined navigation, and a more intuitive user experience designed to help architects, designers, fabricators, and glazing professionals quickly find the educational resources they need.
A former Massachusetts Institute of Technology class project is becoming an $850 million effort to manufacture a new kind of aircraft in Ohio. Electra began as an idea for a hybrid plane that could take off from shorter runways than traditional airplanes but have more range and speed than all-electric aircraft. The company is now scaling production of its nine-passenger aircraft.
The ROSS MegaShear Model HSM-706MS-50 is designed for ultrahigh-shear mixing applications requiring rapid particle size reduction, emulsification, and homogenization. The patented MegaShear features a high-performance rotor/stator generator capable of operating up to 7,200 rpm, delivering tip speeds of approximately 11,300 ft/min.
