Research & Development

MIT Researchers’ New Fabrication Technique Produces Soft, Microscopic Structures with Magnetically Activated Moving Parts.

The new type of soft magnetic hydrogel could be the basis for soft, microscopic, magnetically responsive robots and materials. Such magno-bots could be used in medicine, for instance to release drugs or grab biopsies when directed by an external magnet. […]

e-Power Technology

Hall-Effect Sensors from TT Electronics Headed to Saturn on Dragonfly Mission 

TT Electronics, a global provider of mission-critical power and sensing technology, has been selected to supply its Hallogic Hall-effect sensors for integration into fan assemblies on NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft mission. The sensors support a spacecraft subsystem where reliability and consistency are essential across the program lifecycle. Part of the company’s Optek portfolio, the sensors are designed for non-contact motion sensing and switching, with variants processed and screened for military and space-grade applications where consistency and reliability are design priorities. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Mkango to Acquire Heraeus Remloy Magnet Recycling Plant in Germany, Builds Momentum via Subsidiary HyProMag in UK 

Mkango Resources has signed an asset purchase agreement with metals company Heraeus to acquire its startup Remloy rare earth magnet recycling business in Germany for $9.4 million with plans to link it to Mkango’s subsidiary HyProMag which just opened its own magnet recycling plant in the country. Meanwhile, the company reports other significant new technical and business developments at HyProMag, which is based in Birmingham in the UK. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Superbranche Readies Production Unit in France for Mag Particles Targeting Cancer

In the heart of France’s Alsace region, in the town of Selestat, a new production site for manufacturing advanced magnetic nanoparticles dedicated to cancer diagnosis and treatment is coming together. Effecting the transition to industrialization for French biotech company Superbranche, it will begin as a pilot site to produce the company’s flagship SUPERSPIO20 nanoparticles with an R&D or GMP grade depending on the applications and needs of customers. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Energy Fuels to Acquire VAC for $1.9 Billion 

June 23, 2026 - Energy Fuels Inc today announced a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Vacuumschmelze and their respective consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, “VAC”) from Ara Partners for a total cash-and-stock consideration of approximately $1.9 billion based on Energy Fuels’ closing […]