News tagged with chromium plating
Scientists replace chrome coatings with safer metal alloys
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever since the 1940s, chrome has been used to add a protective coating and shiny luster to a wide range of metal products, from bathroom fixtures to car bumpers.
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Study: Water chemical can cause cancer
May 21, 2007 |
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U.S. government scientists have found evidence the chemical hexavalent chromium in drinking water causes cancer in lab animals.
FDA finishes 'Total Body' products study
May 01, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration say its testing of Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega Formula has detected hazardous amounts of chromium.
MIT thinks small to find safer metals
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Feb 21, 2006 |
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MIT researchers have devised a new method for shrinking the size of crystals to make safer metal alloys. The new materials could replace metal coatings such as chromium, which is dangerous for factory workers ...
Scientists reach milestone in study of emergent magnetism
Jun 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago have reached a milestone in the study of emergent magnetism.
Chromium health risk study not disclosed
Feb 24, 2006 |
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Researchers at George Washington University say scientists working for the chromium industry withheld information on the metal's possible health risks.
Researchers discover chromium's hidden magnetic talents
Apr 16, 2008 |
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Two Dartmouth researchers have determined that the element chromium displays electrical properties of magnets in surprising ways. This finding can be used in the emerging field of “spintronics,” which might someday contribute ...
Group corrects statement about safety of hot toys
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(AP) -- A consumer group that reported several of the holiday season's must-have toys are unsafe wants to make a correction.
Corrosion-resistant nanocoating for metals could replace toxic chromium
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a method for coating metal surfaces with an ultrathin film containing nanoparticles - particles ...
IMEC presents large area solar cells with 18.4% conversion efficiency, featuring Cu-plated contacts
Sep 22, 2009 |
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At the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Hamburg, Germany), IMEC presents a large-area solar with a conversion efficiency of 18.4%.
Swerve left to avoid that satellite
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Think you have trouble getting rid of the clutter in your living room? After more than 50 years of launching rockets and satellites into space, the human race now has to deal with the clutter left behind -- or is it "above"? ...
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