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Bioinspired materials design and fabrication
Nature is a master designer, and recent years have seen more scientists and engineers drawing inspiration from the world around them when developing materials and technologies (Figure 1). In the November 2025 special issue of Journal of the American Ceramic Society, the promises and challenges of emulating nature are demonstrated…
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When glass becomes medicine: Therapeutic ion delivery for regeneration
When people think of medical treatments, they often imagine pills, injections, or surgical procedures. Few would picture glass playing a role in healing the human body. Yet bioactive glasses emerge as powerful tools for regenerative medicine. Why glass? The idea that glass could be “bioactive” was first demonstrated in the…
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Tissue engineering and regeneration: Technologies and global markets
The global market for tissue engineering and regeneration technologies was valued at $4.8 billion in 2024 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.8% to reach $9.8 billion by the end of 2030. Tissue engineering and regeneration is a multidisciplinary field focused on producing…
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Sustainable development and design: Inspiration from landscape-shaping creatures
Animals are not just passive inhabitants of their environment. Many are architects of the natural world, actively shaping landforms and water bodies as they move around, feed, build homes, and reproduce. This impact by animals on different biomes has traditionally been overlooked in the environmental sciences. But scientists and engineers…
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Bioactive glass continues to transform medical care decades after first hitting the market
Almost 60 years ago, a chance meeting led to pioneering work that has improved medical care and seeded future innovations. In the late 1960s, a young professor named Larry Hench traveled to a conference in Sagamore, N.Y., where he happened to sit next to a U.S. Army colonel who was…
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Advanced Energy Minerals signs distribution agreement with Korean company
Advanced Energy Minerals (AEM), a leading global producer of high-purity alumina and aluminium hydroxides based in Montreal, Québec, Canada, signed a distribution agreement with Republic of Korea-based Yeeyoung Cerachem Co., Ltd., a distributor of specialty chemicals and advanced materials. The agreement aims to help AEM expand into the Korean technology market and support manufacturing in the region.
CeramTec subsidiary positions itself with new brand identity
Emil Müller GmbH, a subsidiary of the CeramTec Group, announced a new brand identity: EMG – The Saltcore Experts. This branding will help affirm EMG’s position as a leading international specialist for salt cores. The announcement includes a new corporate design, logo, and updated website.
GCA earns global recognition at the A’ Design Award and Competition
GCA earned the bronze award in the packaging design category of the A’ Design Award and Competition 2025, which was held in July 2025 at Como, Italy. GCA received the award for their exclusive bottle design developed for Avoya sparkling mineral water.
Keystone Space Innovation Challenge awards $200K to Pennsylvania businesses
Five Pennsylvania businesses were awarded a combined $200,000 through the first Keystone Space Innovation Challenge, which is designed to explore untapped potential in space technology and commercial research and development. Awardees competed in two categories: Commercial Space Technology Concepts and In-Space Research and Development Commercial Concepts. The funding was provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
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