Nitrex, Quebec, announced that it has implemented a new nitriding system at Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) Romania, marking a significant step in advancing the sustainability of aluminum extrusion production. This installation aligns with HAI’s corporate commitment to environmental leadership and operational modernization. HAI Romania, a subsidiary of Austria-based Hammerer Aluminium Industries, operates a state-of-the-art extrusion […]
Kanthal wins e-prize for industrial heating electrification
Kanthal, Amherst, NY, announced that it has been awarded the prestigious E-prize in the energy optimization category for its innovative technology supporting fossil-free industrial production. Organized by Sweden’s leading business newspaper Dagens Industri, Aktuell Hållbarhet, and the energy group E.ON, the E-prize recognizes groundbreaking advancements in energy innovation. This marks the 16th year the award […]
Invisible touch: Stevens is giving AI the ability to feel and measure surfaces
AI technologies have advanced in seeing, conversing, calculating, and creating, but they have struggled to measure or “feel” surfaces. According to Stevens physics professor Yong Meng Sua, while AI has developed a sense of sight, it hasn’t yet achieved a human-like sense of touch to distinguish textures. However, researchers at Stevens’ Center for Quantum Science […]
Deep learning streamlines identification of 2D materials
Researchers have developed a deep learning-based method that enhances the speed and accuracy of identifying and classifying two-dimensional (2D) materials using Raman spectroscopy. Traditional Raman analysis is slow and requires manual interpretation, but this new approach accelerates the development and analysis of 2D materials, which are crucial for electronics and medical technologies. Lead researcher Yaping […]
University of Illinois Chicago students write the book on automating diamond membrane creation for quantum devices
Six undergraduates at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) have been developing a process to accelerate the creation of diamond membranes, which are crucial for hosting qubits, the fundamental units of quantum information. This work is part of the research at Q-NEXT, a U.S. Department of Energy National Quantum Information Science Research Center led by […]






