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Deeptech startup Discovered Materials raises $9M in Seed round
Your Story · India
Discovered Materials in building AI agents to discover and accelerate the adoption of new materials for semiconductor chips.
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Geopolitics
Tougher than armour, hard as diamond: China’s unbreakable crystal breakthrough
South China Morning Post – World · China
Chinese scientists have created a diamond with no Achilles’ heel – one that cannot be broken, even by a hard knock with a hammer – according to a paper publish…
Tech & Startups
Discovered Materials is playing AI whack-a-mole to hunt cooler chips
TechCrunch · US
Discovered Materials raised $9 million to fund the hunt for more novel materials to build more efficient chips.
Geopolitics
China’s lab-grown diamonds get an AI boost as industry rides demand for chip cooling
South China Morning Post – World · China
Once overshadowed by natural diamonds in consumer markets, lab-grown versions of the world’s strongest natural substance have become a bright spot for industri…
Geopolitics
Beyond lithography: Chinese chip toolmaker achieves wafer polishing breakthrough
South China Morning Post – World · China
Chinese chip-tool developers continue to make technical progress, with the latest breakthrough in wafer polishing – a critical manufacturing step that flattens…
Startups
Building materials quick commerce startup Fixxly raises $5.5M in seed round
Your Story · India
Fixxly has built an AI platform connecting all the players in ecosystem of building materials to ensure there is timely delivery and funding will be used for s…
Geopolitics
Why use rare earths in rubber production? Chinese scientists are engineering tougher tyres
South China Morning Post – World · China
Chinese researchers have completed trials of a new rare earth-based synthetic rubber production facility, industrialising a major raw material for manufacturin…
Startups
Heat kills electronics. So, a materials scientist in Bengaluru spent a decade solving the problem
Your Story · India
Helionis Labs builds circuit boards that shed heat better and cost less, using a material and process developed in-house.
Geopolitics
How Chinese scientists created an alloy that can survive 2,400 degrees Celsius
South China Morning Post – World · China
A team of Chinese scientists says it has developed an alloy that retains strength at ultra-high temperatures using tantalum – a very hard and flexible metal. F…
Geopolitics
China’s unique high-orbit satellite is using a rare metal the US struggles to obtain
South China Morning Post – World · China
A satellite that can provide 24/7 surveillance of a third of the Earth’s surface relies on a rare mineral whose global supply is dominated by China, a new stud…
AI / Deep Tech
Advancing next-gen AI with materials science innovation
MIT Technology Review · Global
The conversation about AI often centers on algorithms, computing power, or huge investments in new semiconductor fabrication plants and hyperscale data centers…
Engineering
SEM-Guided Low-kV FIB Finishing for Leading-Edge Semiconductor Failure Analysis
IEEE Spectrum · Global
Discover how the ZEISS Crossbeam 750 FIBSEM sets a new benchmark for precise TEM lamella prep, tomography, and advanced nanofabrication. This delivers better r…
Geopolitics
Could China’s metal-like composite make drones, planes and rockets 26% stronger?
South China Morning Post – World · China
Challenging six decades of convention, Chinese scientists have proposed a new composite material manufacturing method that could improve the strength and relia…
Geopolitics
From matte laminates to glassy surfaces: 6 materials that make a home look luxurious
Times of India – World · India
Indian interiors are embracing a new era of luxury, prioritizing calm surfaces and dependable materials. Designers are focusing on engineered solutions, inspi…
Geopolitics
Ganfeng Lithium forecasts strong battery demand amid China-US rivalry in renewable energy
South China Morning Post – World · China
China’s Ganfeng Lithium, the world’s largest producer of lithium metal, is envisioning an “explosive growth” in the global energy storage system (ESS) market i…
Geopolitics
Top Singaporean materials scientist Seeram Ramakrishna joins China’s Tsinghua University
South China Morning Post – World · China
Seeram Ramakrishna, a leading researcher at the National University of Singapore and the most cited scientist from the city state, has joined one of China’s le…
Engineering
New Polymer Blend Could Help Store Energy for the Grid and EVs
IEEE Spectrum · Global
As electronics demand higher energy density, one component has proved challenging to shrink: the capacitor. Making a smaller capacitor usually requires thinnin…
Geopolitics
Precision strike: China targets US, Japan stranglehold on photoresist supply
South China Morning Post – World · China
China’s push for semiconductor self-sufficiency is shifting from broad aspiration to a precision strike on chokepoint materials, with photoresist – the light-s…
Geopolitics
China beats US, Japan in carbon-fibre arms race to create world’s first T1200 factory
South China Morning Post – World · China
China has become the first country to mass produce the strongest carbon fibre, which has wide applications for defence industries such as aerospace, drones and…
Geopolitics
Such e-device hides 450 milligrams of 22-carat gold, say Swiss scientists
Times of India – World · India
- TOI Science Desk is a team of journalists dedicated to covering science news, from genetics to AI, for The Times of India readers. - They focus on topics l…
Geopolitics
US to counter China’s critical minerals dominance with ‘game-changing’ innovations
South China Morning Post – World · China
Potential US innovation in recycling electronic waste, combined with refining and processing, will allow the US to leapfrog China in critical minerals, an offi…
Geopolitics
Rising star chip scientist Jiang Jianfeng leaves MIT for China’s Peking University
South China Morning Post – World · China
Most academics take eight to 10 years after earning a PhD to become doctoral supervisors. But semiconductor scientist Jiang Jianfeng has done it in just 18 mon…
Geopolitics
75% cost-cut: China unveils world’s first fixed-wing drone made of bamboo fibre
South China Morning Post – World · China
Chinese researchers said they have developed a drone with wings made from bamboo, making it 20 per cent lighter and considerably cheaper than a carbon fibre de…
Geopolitics
Why Chinese team’s flexible organic battery could change the face of wearables
South China Morning Post – World · China
Chinese scientists have developed a flexible and safe organic lithium-ion battery that could be suitable for use in wearable electronics and in extreme conditi…
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