The BMW Group and joint venture partner Encory have opened a pioneering Cell Recycling Competence Centre (CRCC) in Salching, Bavaria. Using an innovative mechanical method, the centre directly recycles battery production materials, avoiding energy-intensive processes and feeding tens of tonnes of valuable resources back into production annually.
A team at UNSW Sydney led by Scientia Professor Xiaojing Hao has discovered the atomic mechanism that lets silicon solar cells repair UV damage using sunlight. Their new monitoring method explains a long-observed recovery phenomenon, promising better panel tests and designs.
Physicists from Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University leading the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN have confirmed the quark-gluon plasma’s radial flow is a collective behavior, driven by fireball size. This provides a new way to measure the perfect liquid’s bulk viscosity, probing properties of the early universe.
MassRobotics has selected 11 startups for its 2026 healthcare accelerator, featuring robots for AI dentistry, synthetic muscle tactile sensors, and character-based patient care. The five-month program provides mentorship from clinicians and experts to navigate FDA approval and commercialization.
UKAEA spinout MuWave has secured £450,000 to commercialize high-power microwave technology born from fusion research. The company, founded by UKAEA engineers, will supply next-generation gyrotrons for the STEP fusion plant and for industries like geothermal and satellite communications.
Blip Energy is partnering with the National Laboratory of the Rockies via the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator to validate its blipOne smart battery. The plug-and-play unit aims to save users $300 annually and act as a virtual power plant to relieve grid strain.
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) announced the country now hosts the world’s largest EV charging network: 20.092 million facilities supporting over 40 million vehicles. The network doubled in just 18 months, with expressway coverage exceeding 98%.
UNSW Sydney engineers, led by Scientia Professor Xiaojing Hao, have set a world record with a 10.7% efficient antimony chalcogenide solar cell. This breakthrough, published in Nature Energy, solves a key chemical problem and positions the material as a top candidate for future tandem solar panels and transparent solar windows.
Fifteen years after Fukushima, operator Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) is restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant—the world’s largest nuclear facility. The move faces fierce opposition from 420,000 locals who distrust safety pledges and evacuation plans.
University of Illinois scientists have solved a 50-year-old puzzle in metallurgy, providing the first quantitative explanation for why magnetic fields strengthen steel during heat treatment. Professor Dallas Trinkle’s team used atomic modeling to reveal how magnetic order controls carbon diffusion.
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