Story 1: Scientists use quantum machine learning to create semiconductors for the first time
Source: LiveScience.com
Link: https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/scientists-use-quantum-machine-learning-to-create-semiconductors-for-the-first-time-and-it-could-transform-how-chips-are-made
Research Paper: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202506213
Story 2: How used EV batteries could help fuel the AI boom
Source: CBS News
Link: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/used-ev-batteries-artificial-intelligence/
Also See: https://www.crusoe.ai/
Also See: https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/
Story 3: Carbon-Negative Building Material Made from Seawater and CO2
Source: TechnologyNetworks.com
Link: https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/carbon-negative-building-material-made-from-seawater-and-co2-397532
Story 4: Researchers develop a biosensor based on light and AI for early diagnosis of cancer
Source: MedicalXpress.com
Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-biosensor-based-ai-early-diagnosis.html
Research Paper: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202503257
Honorable Mentions
Story: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researchers Develop Cleaner, Scalable Process to Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries
Source: WPI News Website
Link: https://www.wpi.edu/news/wpi-researchers-develop-cleaner-scalable-process-recycle-lithium-ion-batteries
Research Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2405829725003848
Story: pFIBRE Launches Scalable Biodegradable Films to Replace Single-Use Plastics
Source: ThePackHub.com
Link: https://thepackhub.com/innovation-news/pfibre-launches-scalable-biodegradable-films-to-replace-single-use-plastics/
Story: Scientists Create Living Plastic Alternative - And it's edible, too!
Source: Futurism.com
Link: https://futurism.com/scientists-living-plastic
Also See: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-biodegradable-plastic-alternative-thats-literally-alive
Story: Nth Cycle is bringing critical metals refining to the U.S. - the company is already producing nickel and cobalt from battery scrap in Ohio
Source: MIT News
Link: https://news.mit.edu/2025/nth-cycle-brings-critical-metals-refining-0627
Also See: https://nthcycle.com/