Comparisons are useful in evaluating a company, but in the rare earth market, it's not as simple as a spreadsheet. With so many variables in the mix, no two projects are exactly alike, and each has its relative strengths and weaknesses. But ...
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Less than two months into its mission, NASA scientists say the Curiosity rover has found evidence of a "vigorous" thousand-year water flow on the surface of Mars. This is exciting news for NASA scientists who sent the nuclear-powered, ...
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Premiere Fibers, a global industry leader in the development and production of specialized performance fine denier yarns for branded apparel and technical fabric applications, announced it has entered into a strategic relationship with ...
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NASA's control room erupted with cheers as confirmation reached Earth that the Curiosity rover successfully landed on Mars. Scientists and engineers hugged, sobbed and punched the air as the first images from the rover's cameras came down. ...
GARDEN GROVE, CA, July 29, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- This fall, go back to school with the ultimate iPad accessory - the APEN A5 Digital Pen from E FUN, a consumer electronics designer and manufacturer of fun, lifestyle products. The APEN ...
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After a month on the surface of Mars, NASA rover Curiosity has driven more than the length of a football field and has started gearing for some real scientific work. "We've been on the surface of Mars for about a month and Curiosity ...
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i It’s debatable, but perhaps fireflies might have been the inspiration Edison used to create the light bulb. Nevertheless, fireflies have not only fascinated admirers at night, but scientists as well. Recently, science has used the ...
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Packaging is increasingly recognised as a vital weapon in the fight against food waste. Philip Chadwick reports on how the flexible plastics sector is innovating to play its part in packaging's biggest challenge It's a staggering figure ...
Tags: food, drink, wasted, Packaging, flexible plastics, keeping food fresh
Scientists have developed a new process to produce a nutritious form of puffed rice that has more proteins and other nutrients compared to commercial puffed rice. Commercial puffed rice is produced through steam extrusion, where an ...
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Rise in Stem A-level candidates No improvement in ICT grades Drop in female ICT students The number of students studying technology-based subjects at A-level has taken a sharp drop, as the number of computing and ICT exams dropped in ...
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The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) announced December 17 a new partnership that will increase the value of both associations to their respective members and increase awareness that plastic materials ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute announced the appointment of Ms Lisa Harrison as senior vice president, communications, of AISI. Ms Harrison, formerly vice president of communications at the American Chemistry Council and currently a ...
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In terms of mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, portfolio changes and investment projects, one of the most active sectors in the European coatings supply chain is dispersions. Despite a slow growth in demand for coatings, ...
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By 2030 around 70 percent of the Europe's energy requirements is predicted to come from abundant reserves of gas in Russia, the Artic and the neighboring areas of southeast Asia and North Africa. Also to the European Union's 27 member ...
Tags: Pipe, Europe, coatings market, energy
Elemental mercury emitted as vapour from some aluminium refineries operating the Bayer process is recognized by many international governments as a health risk and research worldwide is focused on solutions for mercury adsorption and safe ...
Tags: carbons scrub mercury, alumina, Elemental mercury, alumina refining