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The LYCRA Company Announces Strategic Partnership on Renewable LYCRA® Fiber

The LYCRA Company, a global leader in innovative and sustainable fiber solutions for the apparel and personal care industries, today announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Texhong International Group Limited (“Texhong”), one of the world’s largest suppliers of core-spun cotton textiles.

3 Apr 2026

Fibox Unveils the ARCA JIC 303010: Setting a New Standard for Large NEMA 4X Polycarbonate Enclosures

Fibox, a global innovator in high-performance non-metallic enclosures, today announced the launch of the ARCA JIC 303010.

From FIBOX Enclosures 3 Apr 2026

We’re Heading to Spring SciX 2026

We're excited to announce that Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp will be exhibiting at Spring SciX 2026!

From Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp 3 Apr 2026

Undercoordinated Molybdenum Catalysts Enables Fast and Long-Life Sodium–Sulfur Batteries

A new study shows that adapting sulfur chemistry in sodium-sulfur batteries via MoS2 nanosheets improves efficiency and longevity.

By Akshatha Chandrashekar 2 Apr 2026

Advanced Microscopy Visualizes Hidden Atomic Motifs in Semiconductors

Semiconductors are the foundation of modern electronics. Many semiconductors are made primarily of one element with a few other atoms added to the mix.

1 Apr 2026

AIMPLAS Leads the European IRION Project to Promote a More Circular and Sustainable Green Hydrogen Sector

AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, is leading IRION, a European research and innovation project aimed at building a more sustainable and resilient green hydrogen value chain.

From AIMPLAS 1 Apr 2026

Pittcon Announces 2025 Nobel Laureate, Dr. Omar Yaghi, as Wallace H. Coulter Keynote Lecturer

Pittcon, the nation’s largest laboratory science conference, announces that Dr. Omar Yaghi, the 2025 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will be the Wallace H. Coulter keynote lecturer at Pittcon 2027, held in Pittsburgh, PA, April 24-28, 2027.

From Pittcon 1 Apr 2026

MIT Professional Education to Offer Enterprise Additive Manufacturing Program with Integrated RAPID + TCT Experience

MIT Professional Education is offering "Enterprise Additive Manufacturing," a five-day program designed to help engineering, operations, and business professionals identify, evaluate, and deploy additive manufacturing applications in real-world settings.

From MIT Professional Education 31 Mar 2026

Unraveling Iridium's Hidden Chemistry at the Solid and Liquid Interface

By unraveling iridium's hidden chemistry at interfaces between a solid and liquid, Argonne scientists are helping strengthen the scientific basis for technologies that produce fuels and valuable chemicals and critical materials.

31 Mar 2026

Instron Celebrates 80 Years of Innovation in Materials Testing

During World War II, two researchers at MIT urgently needed more accurate equipment to evaluate new parachute materials, which led Harold Hindman and George Burr to design a strain-gauge-based testing instrument capable of delivering the precision the wartime effort required.

From Instron - USA 31 Mar 2026

LECO Corp. Launches New AMH6 Automated Hardness Testing System

LECO Corporation has announced the launch of the AMH6 Automated Hardness Testing System, created to advance automated hardness testing by delivering higher throughput and accuracy for modern materials laboratories.

From LECO Corporation 31 Mar 2026

New Insights Give Copper Catalysts a Boost as a Cheaper Alternative to Platinum

Platinum is often used as a catalyst to speed up industrial electrochemical reactions, such as those involved in wastewater treatment and in fuel cells for power generation.

31 Mar 2026

Non-Frozen, Silver Filled Epoxy Features High Thermal and Electrical Conductivity

Master Bond EP6STC-80 is a one component, non-frozen, silver filled epoxy engineered for bonding, sealing, and coating applications requiring exceptional thermal and electrical conductivity.

From Master Bond Inc. 31 Mar 2026

Introducing the Metrohm i-Raman Plus

Introducing the i-Raman Plus: a cutting-edge Raman platform from Metrohm, designed for high-resolution chemical analysis in research and educational settings.

From Metrohm AG 30 Mar 2026

Advanced Microscopy Reveals How Light Interacts With Tiny Nanoframes

Argonne and Northwestern University scientists teamed up to understand how light interacts with metallic nanoframes, with implications for biosensing, quantum information science and beyond.

27 Mar 2026