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Extraterrestrial platinum was 'stirred' into the Earth
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A research program aimed at using platinum as an exploration guide for nickel has for the first time been able to put a time scale on the planet’s large-scale convection processes.
Increasing levels of rare element found worldwide
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Apr 21, 2009 |
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Dartmouth researchers have determined that the presence of the rare element osmium is on the rise globally. They trace this increase to the consumption of refined platinum, the primary ingredient in catalytic converters, ...
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Geologists Discover New Way of Estimating Size and Frequency of Meteorite Impacts
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2008 |
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Scientists have developed a new way of determining the size and frequency of meteorites that have collided with Earth.
Precious metal could lead to next generation of cancer treatments
Dec 08, 2008 |
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A precious metal which has never before been used in a clinical setting is being developed as an anti-cancer agent by University of Warwick researchers.
Scientists design new super-hard material
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 20, 2007 |
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Ultra-hard materials are used for everything from drills that bore for oil and build new roads to scratch-resistant coatings for precision instruments and the face of your watch.
Metals could forge new cancer drug
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Drugs made using unusual metals could form an effective treatment against colon and ovarian cancer, including cancerous cells that have developed immunity to other drugs, according to research at the University ...
Diamonds reveal deep source of platinum deposits
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 11, 2008 |
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The world's richest source of platinum and related metals is an enigmatic geological structure in South Africa known as the Bushveld Complex. This complex of ancient magmas is known to have formed some two ...
Unusual meteorite unlocks treasure trove of solar system secrets
Sep 27, 2005 |
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An unusual meteorite that fell on a frozen lake in Canada five years ago has led a Florida State University geochemist to a breakthrough in understanding the origin of the chemical elements that make up our solar system. ...
New Direction for Hydrogen Atom Transfers
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Oct 19, 2005 |
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In the annals of chemistry, there are many examples of hydrogen atoms moving from metals to carbon atoms. But no one has ever directly observed the reverse reaction — hydrogen atoms moving from carbon to a metal — until now. ...
Journey to the center of the earth: Discovery sheds light on mantle formation
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Uncovering a rare, two-billion-year-old window into the Earth’s mantle, a University of Houston professor and his team have found our planet’s geological history is more complex than previously thought.
Absence of evidence for a meteorite impact event 13,000 years ago
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 08, 2009 |
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An international team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa have found no evidence supporting an extraterrestrial impact event at the onset of the Younger Dryas ~13000 years ...
Researchers first in the world to discover the age of oil
May 30, 2005 |
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University of Alberta geologists have become the first in the world to find a means of accurately determining the age of oil, providing critical information about its formation which will ultimately aid in a better understanding ...
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