Say Goodbye to Steel: U.S. Scientists Create a "Superwood" That’s Stronger, Lighter, and Surprisingly Green

Scientists have turned ordinary wood into a material that rivals steel in strength and weighs far less—and it’s already heading to market. Built from natural fibers but engineered for extreme performance, this breakthrough could upend industries from construction to defense.

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More #Solar #Technology #News today. They have a new kind of cell that works at a higher operating temperature. They use a crystal lattice to get better results.

#TechnologyNews #Energy #MaterialsScience

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-ionic-liquids-perovskite-degradation-solar.html

Ionic liquids slow perovskite degradation: Solar cells retain 90% performance at 90°C

Solar cells, devices that can generate electricity from sunlight, are already helping to reduce fossil fuel emissions in many countries worldwide. In recent years, energy engineers have been assessing the potential of materials other than silicon for the development of efficient, durable and more affordable solar cells.

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The 1st Sci-ImageMiner Competition: Information Extraction from Scientific Figures in #MaterialsScience

Focus: Quantitative plots from Atomic Layer Deposition and Etching (ALD/E) research

#ICDAR 2026 — The 20th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition
30 Aug – 04 Sep 2026 in #Vienna, Austria

Tasks:
1. Figure Classification
2. Data Table Extraction
3. Figure Summarization
4. Visual Question Answering

Partcipate:

https://sites.google.com/view/sci-imageminer/
#NFDI4DS #ICDAR #sharedtask

Civilian and #military operators alike need spacecraft that can withstand the brutal conditions of #space 🌌. That means resistance to #radiation ☢️, to heat, to #electromagnetic pulses and to targeted disruption. Forms of technology that make #satellites more resilient will also cut costs and improve #civilian services. #Berlin plans to spend 35 billion euros 💰 on military space capabilities between now and 2030. The challenge is speed ⏱️ and #regulation https://spacenews.com/what-germany-got-right-and-wrong-in-its-first-ever-space-strategy/

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What Germany got right (and wrong) in its first ever space strategy

What Germany got right (and wrong) in its first ever space strategy

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❄️ Winter Data Wonder #6

NOMAD now hosts nearly 20 million materials science entries from researchers worldwide — spanning systems from proteins in solution to wastewater pollutants. A strong example of how FAIR, open data enables cross-disciplinary, data-driven research.

🔗 nomad-lab.eu

Contributed by @FAIRmat

#NFDI #FAIRmat #NOMAD #FAIRdata #MaterialsScience

#MaterialsScience keeps solving problems only engineers know we have, and the results are more Star Trek like every year.

#3DPrinting #Aluminum #Engineering #Technology

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-3d-stronger-vehicle-aluminum-high.html

How 3D printing creates stronger vehicle parts by solving aluminum's high-temperature weakness

Aluminum is prized for being lightweight and strong, but at high temperatures it loses strength. This has limited its use in engines, turbines, and other applications where parts must stay strong under high temperature conditions. Researchers at Nagoya University have developed a method that uses metal 3D printing to create a new aluminum alloy series optimized for high strength and heat resistance. All new alloys use low-cost, abundant elements, and are recycling-friendly, with one variant staying both strong and flexible at 300° C.

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[MatAgent] Ứng dụng AI tạo vật liệu vô cơ nhanh hơn bằng mô hình ngôn ngữ lớn (LLM) và mô hình phân tán – đánh giá tính chất. Giải pháp này hướng mục tiêu chính xác, tăng hiệu quả, tính độc đáo và tính mới. #AI #MaterialsScience #Technology #Innovation #KhoaHocVinhHop #CongNgheVậtLý #HóaHọcVôCơ

https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1pp0elx/accelerated_inorganic_materials_design_with/

📄 New publication: "Supervised laser induced breakdown spectroscopy classification for prehistoric chert provenance: A methodological framework" #OpenAccess

The sourcing of lithic artefacts, and in particular chert, is a key proxy for archaeologist to better understand hunter-gatherer populations. The heterogeneous structure of chert samples, low trace element content, and variability of outcrops make the geochemical (...)

#MaterialsScience #Archaeology

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemolab.2025.105411

📄 New publication: "Archaeometrical study of ceramic materials from the Chupícuaro culture (Formative Period, Mesoamerica)"

This study investigated the Chupícuaro ceramic production in Formative Mesoamerica through geochemical and petrographic examinations of a large set of Chupícuaro ceramic vessel sherds. The results are consistent with local domestic production using locally available resources, both for (...)

#MaterialsScience #AppliedGeology #Archaeology

https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.70013