𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 & 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. PTC Industries... and Aerolloy Technologies mark another defining milestone with the installation and successful trials of 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 for critical materials. This 𝟰𝟱𝟬𝟬/𝟱𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗧 press now is operational at the Strategic Materials Technology Complex in Lucknow. This is not incremental capacity. This is a strategic capability. Engineered for precision and scale, this system enables production of large, complex forgings in 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘂𝗺, 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘆𝘀, and advanced high-performance alloys powering critical components that form the backbone of next-generation aeroengines and mission-critical defence platforms. With this, our ecosystem now brings together melting, casting, and forging - all in one location. No other supply chain globally offers this level of integration at this scale and precision at the same location. With this step, we do. What this unlocks: 🔹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Building domestic strength in critical forging capabilities that India has long relied on imports for. 🔹 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: Meeting the exacting requirements of advanced civil and military aerospace programs worldwide. 🔹 𝗘𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗼-𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹: From critical materials to finished components with scale, and reliability at every step. This milestone is part of a larger conviction to build, scale, and lead in high-performance materials and manufacturing. From India, for the world. Read more here:show more

𝗔 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗧𝗖 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀! 🚀... Aerolloy Technologies, a subsidiary of PTC Industries, has achieved a momentous feat by becoming 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 to commission a Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) furnace and produce aerospace-grade Titanium alloy ingots. This positions Aerolloy among the 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 with the capability to produce Titanium alloys for critical aerospace and defence applications. With an impressive 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝟭,𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗠𝗧 and the ability to produce ingots up to 1,000 mm in diameter and 10 MT in weight, this technological leap bridges a critical gap in India's manufacturing capabilities. The ability to produce aerospace grade Titanium alloys places Aerolloy in a select group of global companies. This achievement marks a major stride towards India's self-reliance in strategic materials and brings us closer to our aim of achieving 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, as it eliminates the country’s dependency on imports for aerospace-grade Titanium alloys. Aerolloy Technologies is now well-positioned to meet global demand, while driving innovation and reinforcing India’s leadership in advanced manufacturing. A proud moment for Aerolloy, PTC Industries, and India! 🇮🇳 Read the full update here: James Cshow more

This is an 80,000-tonne hydraulic forging press from China’s... Northern Heavy Industries, one of the largest metal-forming machines ever built. But it is not simply a machine that bends metal like traditional presses do. At this scale, forging is about changing the internal structure of the material itself, compressing the metal, refining its molecular grain flow and eliminating hidden defects that could cause failure decades later. Machines like this are used to create some of the most critical components on Earth, aircraft landing gear, titanium aerospace structures, nuclear reactor components, massive gas turbine rotors and ship propulsion shafts. The metals being forged are among the most advanced engineering materials available, ultra-high-strength steels, titanium alloys and nickel-based superalloys designed to survive extreme temperatures, pressure and millions of fatigue cycles. An 80,000-tonne press is an industrial ecosystem by itself. The press, hydraulic systems, furnaces, manipulators and supporting infrastructure can require hundreds of millions of dollars in investment, with hydraulic systems requiring tens of megawatts of power to control forces equivalent to thousands of tonnes. The biggest industrial machines often do not make the final products. They make the materials that make those products possible.show more

🚨 AMERICA JUST BUILT THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL METAL... 3D PRINTER AND IT’S ABOUT TO MASS-PRODUCE ROCKETS AND MISSILES. Divergent Technologies has unveiled the Monolith One, a giant industrial metal printer standing over 8 meters tall and armed with 12 high-powered lasers delivering a combined 24 kilowatts of energy. Unlike typical 3D printers used for prototypes, this machine is built for serious, high-volume production. It can print large, complex aerospace and defense parts in aluminum, titanium, steel, and nickel alloys and it roughly doubles the output of current systems. Why this matters: • Divergent plans to install 64 more of these machines in a massive new 430,000 sq ft factory in Long Beach, California • Once running, the facility aims to produce tens of thousands of munition airframes per year plus hundreds of thousands of critical metal components • It slashes manufacturing time from months down to weeks or even days • The company already supplies major players like Lockheed Martin and RTX The deeper implication: This isn’t just another 3D printer. It represents a shift toward software-defined, on-demand manufacturing at industrial scale for mission-critical hardware. As defense and aerospace demand skyrockets, traditional supply chains are too slow. Systems like Monolith One could become a cornerstone of faster, more resilient domestic production especially for complex structures that are difficult or impossible to make conventionally. We’re watching the industrialization of additive manufacturing in real time. How do you think large-scale 3D printing will change aerospace and defense manufacturing over the next decade? Follow for more frontier manufacturing and defense technology.show more

A proud milestone for Hyderabad and India! Congratulations to... Azad Engineering and DRDO on the successful manufacturing and delivery of India's first indigenous 350 kg thrust-class expendable turbojet engine Built in Hyderabad by Azad Engineering, this engine significantly strengthens India's indigenous propulsion capabilities and defence self-reliance Jet engine technology demands exceptional precision, advanced metallurgy and world-class manufacturing. This achievement reflects the strength of Hyderabad's aerospace and precision engineering ecosystem, built over decades and significantly strengthened over the last decade Congratulations to the teams at Azad Engineering, and DRDO on this historic achievement. Jai Hind!show more

The Next Megacycle in Computing is Quantum—and Dynex is... playing a leading role! Today, we’re proud to announce the publication of our international patent (WO/2024/231907). This is a major step in advancing neuromorphic quantum computing. Dynex’s innovation shows method and system for large-scale computation of quantum algorithms using neuromorphic quantum computing. This milestone positions Dynex as a key player in the quantum era, empowering industries to solving real world problems at scale that will define this new megacycle of computing. 🔗 Learn more:show more

At the Ādaži NATO base in Latvia, Frankenburg Technologies... executed the first full kill-chain hard-kill intercept against a fast-moving aerial target. This is a breakthrough for European defence innovation – a true “SpaceX moment” for the missile industry, bringing affordability and scale to a traditionally high-cost, low-volume sector. Mark 1 is the first guided missile designed for mass manufacturing, built from commercially available components and delivered from concept to live fire in just 13 months. This is only the beginning. Every missile category urgently needs affordability and scale – and that is Frankenburg’s mission we promise to deliver. This achievement reflects the discipline and execution of the Frankenburg team – one team, delivered together by our engineers from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, UK and Germany. #WinTech #EuropeanDefenceshow more

I announced a Critical Raw Materials Act in my... 2022 State of the Union address. And this year, we made it happen. It is crucial to our security of supply. And it helps us and our reliable partners to strengthen our industries and create good jobs. Join me on 13/09 for #SOTEUshow more

$CTVFF | $CTV.V THE MATERIAL BEHIND THE MACHINES CleanTech... $CTV is the future. Fluorspar is one of the most overlooked materials shaping modern society. It plays an important role in: 🔹 Semiconductor manufacturing 🔹 Nuclear fuel processing 🔹 Batteries and advanced chemicals 🔹 Aluminum and steel production 🔹 Refrigerants, glass and cement AI may appear to run on software, but its foundation is physical. Advanced chips, data centers, power grids and nuclear energy all depend on critical materials and fluorspar connects directly to several of those systems. The U.S. remains heavily dependent on foreign fluorspar supply, while CleanTech is working to advance a potential domestic source in the historic Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District. Its plans include: 🔹 A proposed underground mining operation 🔹 Onsite production of acid-grade fluorspar 🔹 Drilling to confirm historical data 🔹 Permit submissions targeted for late 2026 🔹 Additional rare-earth potential near Hicks Dome This remains an early-stage story with real permitting, financing and execution risks. But the larger theme is undeniable: The digital economy still begins with the materials pulled from the earth. Keep $CTVFF $CTV.V close on your radar. Communicated - Disclaimer: Reference: CleanTech CTV (TSX-V: CTV.V | OTCQB: CTVFF) Sector Peers: $ARSMF $MP $UUUU $USAR $NB $UAMY $TMRC $REEMF $AVLNF $CRML $LYSCF $TMCshow more

🚨 RESEARCHERS JUST MADE WATER-BASED BATTERIES LAST OVER 2,800... HOURS WITH RECORD CAPACITY. A team in South Korea has developed a simple zwitterionic electrolyte additive that dramatically improves the performance of aqueous (water-based) batteries a technology long seen as a safer, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly alternative to lithium-ion. The additive forms tiny nanostructures that guide zinc to deposit evenly on the electrode and create a protective layer that prevents corrosion and unwanted side reactions with water. This solves two of the biggest problems that have limited aqueous batteries: uneven metal buildup and rapid capacity fade. In testing, the modified batteries achieved a world-leading areal capacity of 8.10 mAh cm⁻² and ran stably for more than 2,800 hours. Why this matters: • Aqueous batteries are non-flammable and use abundant, low-cost materials, but have historically suffered from poor lifespan and performance • This approach improves both cycle life and capacity at the same time — something many previous solutions struggled to achieve together • It uses a simple additive rather than requiring expensive new materials or complex manufacturing changes • The technology is particularly relevant for large-scale energy storage needed for renewables and AI data centers The deeper implication: We’re getting closer to making safe, scalable, and affordable grid storage a reality. While lithium-ion still dominates, aqueous batteries could become a strong contender for stationary storage where safety, cost, and longevity matter more than energy density. A small molecular tweak unlocking major performance gains shows how materials engineering at the nanoscale can have outsized real-world impact. This is the kind of incremental but meaningful progress that compounds over time. How important do you think safer, water-based batteries will be for the future energy grid compared to improving lithium-ion or other alternatives? Follow for more frontier energy storage and battery materials research.show more

We’re excited to announce our integration with SKALE, a... high-performance, zero-gas blockchain purpose-built for speed, scale, and security. This partnership strengthens our infrastructure as we continue building transparent, trust-based systems for decentralized science. We’re excited about what this unlocks for researchers, contributors, and the future of data integrity in DeSci. 👀 Look out for more on how we’re using SKALE in the AxonDAO ecosystem.show more

In recent days Israel has placed a greater emphasis... on striking industrial targets in Iran, with the most significant in recent memory being: - Khuzestan Steel Company, Ahvaz - Khuzestan Oxin Steel Company, Ahvaz - Mobarakeh Steel Complex, southwest of Isfahan - Mobarakeh Steel Power Plant (supplies energy to the steel complex) - Powder Metallurgy Company, Neyshabur Industrial Town - Shahid Shafizadeh Industries Company, Alborz Industrial - Kheyr Abad Industrial Town, east of Arak, was just warned - Shamsabad Industrial Town, south of Eslamshahr - Nasirabad Industrial Town, southwest of Eslamshahr - Segzi Industrial Town, east of Isfahan The above list is just a sample of the industrial targets affected by strikes over the past 1-2 days. Many of these facilities are dual-use, and so too were the intentions of the Israeli strikes. Large-scale steel production complexes support construction, automotives, appliances, and pipe manufacturing. It's also critical for military vehicles and launch platforms. Specialized heavy steel plate rolling mills support energy transmission lines, pressure vessels, shipbuilding, and storage tanks. They have many military applications such as producing the hull sections of naval vessels, storage tanks for propellants, and steel plates for TELs and bunkers. Powder metallurgical plants produce machinery components, mining equipment, and specialized alloys. They can also be used to make precision components in guidance systems, warheads, or solid-propellant motors. The major industrial towns are made up of dozens of smaller factories or warehouses involved in metal fabrication, chemicals, plastics/polymers, construction materials, textiles, machinery assembly, bitumen processing, packaging, stone processing, and electronic goods. On one hand this attempt at crippling Iran's industrial base could destroy many of the raw materials necessary for future repairs/construction of military equipment and missile components. At the same time it would hamper Iran's domestic construction, automobile, appliance, piping, and petrochemical sectors. This would diminish Iran's export revenue, create shortages of basic materials, and worsen inflation and unemployment.show more

🚨 SCIENTISTS JUST TOOK A MAJOR STEP TOWARD ATOM-BY-ATOM... MANUFACTURING. Using a scanning tunneling microscope, researchers have demonstrated programmable, positionally controlled placement of carbon fragments onto a hydrogen-passivated silicon surface building precise carbon chains and even complex “X” shapes with yields up to 97% for adjacent units. This is not random chemistry or spray-and-pray methods. It’s targeted, repeatable mechanosynthesis at the atomic scale. Why this matters: For decades, atomically precise manufacturing has been a holy grail of nanotechnology. This work shows we can now pick up individual molecular building blocks, place them exactly where we want, and grow structured carbon architectures step by step. The deeper implication is staggering: We may be watching the early days of true molecular manufacturing the ability to build matter atom by atom, on demand. This could eventually transform everything from materials science to medicine, energy storage, and even age-reversal technologies. The dream of programmable matter is no longer pure science fiction. What happens when we can routinely construct complex molecular structures with atomic precision? Follow for more frontier physics and future technology.show more

A machine like this can cost $500,000 to well... over $1 million to make parts that may be worth only $10-15 This is the real manufacturing story. This INDEX six-spindle automatic carries 6 motorised spindles, up to 12 CNC tool carriers, operates at 8,000+ rpm, and weighs 7.2 tonnes. Different operations happen simultaneously as the spindle drum indexes each workpiece from station to station. A real scale production example produced a precision component in 11 seconds, versus 38 seconds on a conventional single-spindle lathe. That's roughly 327 parts per hour before downtime. But the machine is only the hardware. Tool geometry, CNC programs, cutting parameters, spindle synchronisation, tooling, bar feeding, chip evacuation, coolant, inspection and collision checked simulation all have to be engineered around the exact part. That is what it takes to integrate this machine into a factory workflow. This accumulated capability is what kept Germany and Japan at the pinnacle of machine-tool manufacturing for decades almost unchallenged. The advantage wasn't just building the hardware, but knowing how to program, tool and integrate these machines for thousands of different manufacturing requirements globally. China has now built much of that ecosystem at extraordinary scale, machines, controls, tooling, software, automation and integration. Its huge domestic manufacturing base has accelerated that learning curve dramatically. Today, Chinese manufacturers can increasingly offer sophisticated CNC and multi-spindle systems at 30-40% lower total costs in most applications, putting serious and relentless price pressure on German and Japanese builders. China produced 37% of the world's machine tools in 2025, compared with 12% for Germany and 10% for Japan. These are the machines that make the machines and ultimately determine how much an economy can manufacture. China is the biggest player as of now and growing faster than anyone else in manufacturing high-end machining tools. Source, Daniel Janssonshow more

The situation in the Middle East right now is... serious, and many people in the region are going through uncertain times. Dubai and the entire Gulf region have always been incredibly important for our films and for our boss. Millions of Indians live and work there, and a massive fan base of Rocking Star stands proudly in that region. For a film of this scale, the experience is meant to be shared together by fans across the world at the same time. When such a large section of our audience is facing tension and uncertainty, it only makes sense to wait for the right moment so everyone can celebrate the film together in theatres. This decision shows responsibility and respect for fans everywhere. Cinema is about bringing people together, and the goal is for every fan, whether in India, Dubai, or anywhere in the world, to enjoy the experience without worry. Real fans understand this. The celebration will be bigger when the time is right. 🔥show more

🚨 SCIENTISTS JUST DETECTED QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT IN A CENTIMETER-SIZED... PIECE OF METAL SOMETHING ONCE THOUGHT IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS SCALE. Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology have found clear evidence of high-degree quantum entanglement among particles inside a macroscopic crystal of a “strange metal” made of cerium, palladium, and silicon. This is one of the first times multipartite entanglement has been convincingly demonstrated in a solid object large enough to hold in your hand. Strange metals are already bizarre their electrons don’t behave like normal individual particles. Now it appears large numbers of them can act as a single, highly entangled quantum system even at everyday scales. Why this matters: • Quantum entanglement has almost always been limited to tiny numbers of particles in carefully isolated lab conditions • This experiment shows entanglement can persist collectively across a visible, macroscopic object • It was measured using neutron scattering, which revealed the material responding as one entangled system rather than many independent particles • This bridges the gap between microscopic quantum effects and real-world materials The deeper implication: For decades, physicists have wondered whether the strange, collective behavior seen in certain quantum materials could be explained by underlying entanglement. This result strongly suggests the answer is yes even at scales we can see and touch. It doesn’t mean your coffee mug is in a quantum superposition, but it does show that quantum correlations can dominate the physics of certain solids in ways we’re only beginning to understand. This kind of macroscopic quantum behavior could eventually help us design new materials with exotic properties, or give us new tools to study fundamental questions about quantum mechanics itself. How do you think discovering entanglement at this scale changes our understanding of where the quantum world ends and the classical world begins? Follow for more frontier quantum physics and materials science.show more

🚨🇮🇷🇺🇲 The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran has... announced the complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Within this operation, missiles were launched toward two vessels violating the blockade. At the same time, Iran has begun large-scale mining of the Strait of Hormuz. This is a very serious and dangerous escalation. By declaring the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and initiating mining operations, Iran is directly threatening one of the world’s most critical energy transit routes. Such actions could lead to a sharp rise in global oil prices and risk drawing in more international actors. The situation in the region has reached a critical and highly volatile point. Video is generated by grok AIshow more

🇪🇪🇺🇦 Fedorov: Scaling up strategic partnership and technological support... with Estonia. 🔹 Estonia confirmed its decision to allocate at least 0.25% of GDP to help Ukraine — in 2026, this is about €110 million. 🔹 The main focus is the purchase of drones and countermeasures against UAVs. 🔹 A separate track is Estonia's co-leadership in the IT coalition together with Luxembourg. Estonia continues to be a driver of the digital transformation of the army. In total, €1.4 billion has been attracted for communication systems and technological solutions. Estonia's contribution this year is €5.7 million. 🔹 Also thanked for the additional $13 million contribution to the PURL mechanism.show more

The United States has begun receiving shipments of tungsten,... a critical rare-earth mineral, straight from Rwanda for the first time. This is a major milestone for the Trump White House in their push to dismantle China's power over America's mineral supply chain. “It is an honor to see our material from Rwanda here at one of the largest tungsten processors in the world being converted into products that will help make America safer, stronger, more prosperous... In turn, the nearly 7,000 employees of Trinity Metals and the government of Rwanda will benefit from such market access and the deepening of strategic ties between the two countries,” - Trinity Metals Chairman Shawn McCormick. China dominates the critical mineral industry, especially tungsten production, where it produces 80% of the global supply. Rwanda is also a big producer, and the partnership with the United States will help defeat China's mineral monopoly.show more