Today's Tech News: Notable or Not?

https://phys.org/news/2026-06-isotropic-superconducting-property-revealed-trilayer.html " high-temperature superconductors highly anisotropic, confining optimal current flow to 2D planes... overcome with consistent, 3D superconducting performance, more easily manufactured, more resilient alternatives to traditional copper-oxide high-temperature superconductors for quantum hardware/ lossless power... superconducting wires for advanced electronics/ power grids, quantum hardware and highly efficient energy transmission systems"

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-nickelate-reveals-nodeless-gap-key.html "in contrast to d-wave, node-heavy gap structures of high-temperature cuprate superconductors... nodeless gap behavior is an inherent, intrinsic property of the bilayer nickelate lattice rather than an artifact induced by external substrate strain... delivers a precise chemical and physical blueprint that will help theorists decode the exact mechanism behind high-temperature superconductivity to engineer more resilient, ambient-temperature lossless power components" Related: Nickelate superconductors share a common electronic fingerprint https://phys.org/news/2026-06-nickelate-superconductors-common-electronic-fingerprint.html

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-atomic-distortions-reveal-clues-superconductivity.html "superconductivity driven by 2 specific atomic changes: (1) under compressive strain, oxygen atoms rearrange themselves into more symmetrical configuration, facilitating electrons' pairing up, (2) tilting nickel-oxygen structures... recreates hydrostatic pressure effect without massive/ expensive machinery by growing material on specific substrates that stretch/ squeeze atoms into place... room-temperature superconductivity by manually distorting atomic grids rather than relying on extreme cold or pressure" Related: Pressure unlocks 3D superconductivity in tantalum disulfide at triple the temperature https://phys.org/news/2026-07-pressure-3d-superconductivity-tantalum-disulfide.html

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-superconducting-dome-hints-high-temperature.html "peaks at specific electron density, where magnetism/ superconductivity intertwine... extreme pressure tunes crystal lattice causing temperature at which becomes superconductor rises significantly before dropping off again, forming peak... at peak's edges superconductivity competed away by charge density waves... future: optimizing toward room-temperature, leading to lossless power grids, ultra-fast maglev trains, more powerful quantum computers that don't require expensive liquid helium cooling" Related: Fragile no more, nickelates get an upgrade that changes how superconductivity endures https://phys.org/news/2026-04-fragile-nickelates-superconductivity.html

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1104913 "typically uses rolled precursors having structural heterogeneity, impeding control/ scalability... overcome using strain–energy–texture framework involving: tailored cold rolling, controlled low-temperature recrystallization, high-temperature annealing... optimal deformation window (4.5–5.0 true strain) where cube texture fraction exceeds 90%, enabling reliable single-crystal growth... fabricated 33×20cm2 Cu(111) foil, and foils with 6 distinct high-index orientations... for: cast, rolled, electrodeposited, also applies to nickel"

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1075681 "could provide around 16% of nickel needed by 2030, but even greater impact can be achieved by upcycling nickel together with upcycling alumina from used aluminium foil into high-performance nanocatalyst in an eco-friendly way... nanocatalyst consists of 92-96% aluminium oxide and 4-8% nickel, optimal for converting CO2 together with hydrogen into methane at atmospheric pressure and an easily achievable temperature of 250°C" Related: A new method to recycle fluoride from long-lived PFAS chemicals https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1077959 Carbon-free, energy-saving method to extract nickel for batteries and stainless steel https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1082313 Altilium claim breakthrough in UKBIC-made EV battery cells using recycled CAM https://www.bestmag.co.uk/altilium-claim-breakthrough-in-ukbic-made-ev-battery-cells-using-recycled-cam/ TU Vienna Turns Battery Waste into a Clean Energy Catalyst https://opent...

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-02-3d-alloy-nickel-stainless-steel.html ">70% of world's nickel supply for stainless steel production... nickel minimized ensuring sustainable, stabilize costs, long-term nickel availability... ferritic: magnetic/ resistant to cracking caused by stress, corrosion... wire-arc directed energy metal layering deposition via welding... microstructure where metals interface show increased hardness/ strength... lower-cost materials/ manufacture, high-performance manufacturing, durable product, sustainable metal manufacturing practices" Related: Rare crystal shape found to increase the strength of 3D-printed metal https://techxplore.com/news/2025-04-rare-crystal-strength-3d-metal.html Significant reduction of corrosion of stainless steel by strong-field laser surface passivation https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1102954 Process monitoring of P-GMAW-based wire arc direct energy deposition of stainless steels via time-frequency domain anal...