Articles
September 2025
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Turning Birch Waste Into Energy Storage: Research from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have shown how sawdust from real birch trees can be turned into high-performance carbon electrodes for aluminum batteries and supercapacitors. Using Advent’s 99.999% pure aluminum foils in testing, the study demonstrates a sustainable path for converting forestry by-products into advanced materials for clean energy storage.
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Mining Metals in Space: What the Latest Mission Tells Us About the Future of Critical Materials
Asteroid mining is back in the spotlight as private companies test spacecraft designed to locate platinum group metals in space. While commercial extraction may be decades away, researchers already depend on ultra-high purity PGMs here on Earth to drive breakthroughs in clean energy, catalysis, and advanced technologies.
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Tungsten Wires from Advent in Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Research
Researchers from the University of Barcelona and collaborating institutes have developed a new double transgenic J20/VLW mouse line, used as an animal model to study why some people with Alzheimer’s brain changes never develop dementia. Using Advent’s tungsten wires to record hippocampal activity, the study revealed preserved memory and brain rhythms despite amyloid and tau build-up.