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Taking the Heat: Silver-Diamond Composite Offers Unique Capabilities for Cooling Powerful Defense Microelectronics
March 1, 2011 Researchers are developing a solid composite material to help cool small, powerful microelectronics used in defense systems. The material, composed of silver and diamond, promises an exceptional ... > full story -
New Form of Sulfur Discovered in Geological Fluids
February 25, 2011 Sulfur is the sixth most abundant element on Earth and plays a key role in many geological and biological processes. Scientist have now identified a novel form of sulfur present in geological fluids: ... > full story -
Device Enables Remote Explosion of Improvised Land Mines
February 15, 2011 Researchers in Switzerland have developed a new tool to eliminate improvised land mines by using electromagnetic ... > full story -
Using Mining by-Products to Reduce Algal Blooms
February 7, 2011 Researchers in Australia have shown that some mining by-products can be effective in preventing nutrients from entering river systems, thereby reducing the potential for algal ... > full story -
New Model for How Nevada Gold Deposits Formed May Help in Gold Exploration
February 3, 2011 Researchers have devised a new model for how Nevada's gold deposits formed, which may help in exploration efforts for new gold ... > full story -
Mercury in Bay Area Fish a Legacy of California Mining
January 25, 2011 Mercury contamination, a worldwide environmental problem, has been called "public enemy No. 1" in California's San Francisco ... > full story -
Sulfur Proves Important in the Formation of Gold Mines
January 6, 2011 Collaborating with an international research team, an economic geologist has discovered how gold-rich magma is produced, unveiling an all-important step in the formation of gold mines. Robert Linnen ... > full story -
The Mining Peasant's Circumstances Provide More in-Depth Knowledge About Industrialization
December 20, 2010 During the 19th century, most of the mining peasants -- whose task was to produce pig iron -- gradually lost control of both iron ore mines and pig iron production. However, a few worked as local ... > full story -
Study Improves Understanding of Method for Creating Multi-Metal Nanoparticles
December 15, 2010 A new study sheds light on how a technique that is commonly used for making single-metal nanoparticles can be extended to create nanoparticles consisting of two metals -- and that have tunable ... > full story -
Elevated Zinc Concentrations in Colorado Waterway Likely a Result of Climate Change
December 15, 2010 Rising concentrations of zinc in a waterway on Colorado's Western Slope may be the result of climate change that is affecting the timing of annual snowmelt, says a new ... > full story
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