A method to interpret artificial intelligence (AI) models used in materials discovery by analyzing their learned features has been developed by researchers from Japan. The method extracts key features from an AI model trained on atomic structural data and optical absorption spectra, and then groups ...

Green hydrogen is seen as a key technology for the decarbonization of industry. As yet, however, shortcomings in the areas of production efficiency, cost and scalability have prevented it from making a breakthrough. Mihails Kusnezoff, Stefan Megel and Sindy Mosch from the Fraunhofer Institute for Ce...

VEGA Grieshaber KG, a measurement technology manufacturer based in Schiltach, is continuing to expand its international presence. At the end of May, the company officially launched and celebrated the grand opening of a new facility in Jiaxing, China. Following the expansion of its electronics manufa...

Can pure water store electrical energy? A research team led by Dr. Vasily Artemov within the Cluster of Excellence “BlueMat – Water-Driven Materials” at Hamburg University of Technology has now shown that it can. By confining water within nanometer-sized channels in clay minerals, the researchers cr...

Oxidation reactions are indispensable to the chemical industry, but from a process safety perspective they are among the most challenging transformations. A research team at the University of Bayreuth, working in collaboration with international partners, has now introduced a fundamentally new appro...

A new study shows that deep learning can predict how fast biochar materials break down antibiotic contaminants, offering a faster path toward cleaner water and smarter environmental remediation. Antibiotic pollution is an increasing environmental and public health concern. These compounds can enter ...

The Empa spin-off Swiss Cluster has received the Swiss Economic Award 2026 in the "Industry/Production" category. The young company develops equipment for vacuum-based thin-film processes. This technology can be used to protect complex components or create functional thin films with unparalleled mec...

Sunlight, water, air and metal-organic catalysts – that could be all it takes: TU Wien has shown how catalyst design can be advanced for solar-driven NH3 synthesis. Without this chemical technology, feeding the world as we know it would be nearly impossible. The Haber–Bosch process, developed more t...

EP Ehrler is joining BDG. As a subsidiary, BDG brings these expanded capabilities to the Bürkert Group. While BDG specializes in automation, integration, and production and serial testing, EP Ehrler expands this profile with strengths in flow measurement technology, R&D-related testing, validation, ...

Reduciner, a deep tech startup originating from VTT, is commercialising a novel high-temperature technology that enables industrial companies to turn captured carbon dioxide (CO2) into usable fuel and valuable industrial raw materials. The company raised EUR 3.6 million in its first funding round, c...

The removal of CO₂ from the atmosphere is considered an important tool in the fight against climate change – but has so far been an energy-intensive and expensive process. Now, researchers have developed a new method that efficiently binds carbon dioxide and releases it again using only a small amou...

Electrolysers produce hydrogen. Fuel cells, in turn, generate electricity from hydrogen. Both technologies are considered key building blocks of the energy transition, offering well-established solutions for storing, transporting and producing renewable energy. However, there is a challenge: the pla...

For the first half of the current fiscal year (ended March 31, 2026), the ZEISS Group reported slight revenue growth, with revenue totaling 5.841 billion euros (prior year: 5.794 billion euros, up 1%). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to 955 million euros (up 33 million euros). The...

hte announces that Markus Bold handed over leadership of the company to Denis Hürtgen and Michael Paul effective June 1, 2026. With its new management team, hte aims to further strengthen its position as a leading provider of R&D workflows at laboratory scale. At the same time, the company is clearl...

How do you take measurements using one of the most sensitive scales in the world? Researchers at TU Wien have demonstrated how the measurement process affects not only the object being measured but also the scale itself, and where the absolute limits of precision lie. When we step on a bathroom scal...

A research team from Forschungszentrum Jülich has won the international “Metascience Novelty Indicators Challenge”. The scientists at Jülich Systems Analysis developed a method that enables artificial intelligence to assess the novelty of scientific publications – in other words, the extent to which...

Sasol International Chemicals announced a €60 million investment at its Brunsbüttel site to expand its advanced materials and specialty chemicals capabilities, reinforcing the company’s position as a leading global supplier of high‑performance aluminas and related specialty materials. The project wi...

Grapheal, a deep-tech startup developing specialized biosensors, announces the award of a €2.5 million ($2.9M) grant in the latest round of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program. This grant will support the development of PFAST, Grapheal’s fast, field-deployable graphene sensors ...

Steel and metal production are among the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for approximately 10% of global CO2 emissions. At the same time, modern technology fully relies on having tailored steels and metals for applications in fields such as mobility, energy, infra...

How can Baden-Württemberg reduce greenhouse gases in the transport sector and produce sustainable fuels itself? The "E-Fuels fürs LÄND" project, coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, investigated the production of e-fuels with maximum added value in Baden-Württemberg,...