News tagged with earth metals
New metal hydride clusters provide insights into hydrogen storage
A study published by researchers at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute (ASI) has shed first-ever light on a class of heterometallic molecular structures whose unique features point the way to breakthroughs in the development ...
Sep 22, 2011 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Earth's rarest metals ranked in supply risk list
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new list published by the British Geological Survey, or BGS, ranks 52 of Earth's elements based on their risk of supply disruption. Andrew Bloodworth, from BGS, points out that the likeli ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 14, 2011 |
4.8 / 5 (9) |
8
|
Where does all the gold come from?
Ultra high precision analyses of some of the oldest rock samples on Earth by researchers at the University of Bristol provides clear evidence that the planet's accessible reserves of precious metals are the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 07, 2011 |
4.4 / 5 (24) |
36
|
Chinese researchers look at possibility of capturing asteroids in Earth orbit
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an interesting twist regarding the study of asteroids and what happens when they come close to our planet, Hexi Baoyin and his two colleagues, Yang Chen and Junfeng Li at Tsinghua University ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 02, 2011 |
4 / 5 (10) |
28
|
First chemical complex consisting of rare earth metals and boron atoms produces unexpected results
Boron is an intriguing member of the periodic table because it readily forms stable compounds using only six electrons—two fewer than most other main-group elements. This means that chemists can easily ...
Sep 02, 2011 |
4.8 / 5 (4) |
2
Rock rafts could be 'cradle of life'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Floating rafts of volcanic pumice could have played a significant role in the origins of life on Earth, scientists from Oxford University and the University of Western Australia have suggested.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 02, 2011 |
4.8 / 5 (6) |
12
|
Japanese researchers develop EV motor not reliant on rare earth metals
Japanese researchers working out of Tokyo University of Science, have built what they describe as a motor for electric cars that does not require so-called rare earth metals; a move that could drive down the costs for such ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 27, 2011 |
4.6 / 5 (17) |
25
|
European envoy: China may alter rare earths policy
(AP) -- A European trade envoy said Chinese officials indicated Thursday that Beijing might change its curbs on exports of rare earths after a World Trade Organization panel rejected similar restrictions on other metals.
Jul 14, 2011 |
2 / 5 (1) |
0
Ocean floor muddies China's grip on '21st-century gold'
China's monopoly over rare-earth metals could be challenged by the discovery of massive deposits of these hi-tech minerals in mud on the Pacific floor, a study on Sunday suggests.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 03, 2011 |
4.9 / 5 (15) |
21
Putting the squeeze on rare earth metals
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rare-earth metals are a series of elements that represent one of the final frontiers of chemical exploration. The vigorous reactivity of these substances, however, has made it difficult for ...
Apr 15, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Japan deep-sea robots to seek minerals: report
Resource-poor Japan plans to use deep-sea mining robots to exploit rare earths and precious metals on the ocean floors around the island nation within a decade, according to a media report.
Jan 07, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Scarcity of new energy minerals will trigger trade wars
It's not hard to argue in favor of alternatives to fossil fuels these days, but one popular argument – domestic energy security – may be standing on very shaky legs. A lot of rare metals are needed to make photovoltaic ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 01, 2010 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
Premier: China won't block rare earth exports
(AP) -- China is not using its control over supplies of rare earth - exotic metals crucial in advanced manufacturing - as a diplomatic "bargaining chip," state media quoted Premier Wen Jiabao as saying during ...
Oct 08, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Japan: China rare-earth ban could hurt economy
(AP) -- China's ban on shipments to Japan of rare-earth metals that are crucial for advanced manufacturing threatens to undermine the Japanese economy, a top finance official said Tuesday amid a territorial row between the ...
Sep 28, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Core values set new date for birth of the Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Earth could be up to 70 million years younger than scientists previously thought, a study has found.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 12, 2010 |
4.9 / 5 (9) |
4
|
