News tagged with mercury stabilization

Brookhaven Lab Patents New Method for Mercury Remediation

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have patented a new method to remove toxic mercury from soil, sediment, sludge and other industrial waste. As described in recently ...

Chemistry / Other

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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NASA to fly atomic clock to improve space navigation

(Phys.org) -- When people think of space technologies, many think of high-tech solar panels, complex and powerful propulsion systems or sophisticated, electronic guidance systems. Another critical piece of ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Advanced power-grid research finds low-cost, low-carbon future in West

The least expensive way for the Western U.S. to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to help prevent the worst consequences of global warming is to replace coal with renewable and other sources of energy ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (14) | comments 73 | with audio podcast

Silver nanoparticles trap mercury

(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who thinks amalgams are limited to tooth fillings is missing something: Amalgams, which are alloys of mercury and other metals, have been used for over 2500 years in the production ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Advanced power-grid model finds low-cost, low-carbon future in West

(PhysOrg.com) -- The least expensive way for the Western U.S. to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to help prevent the worst consequences of global warming is to replace coal with renewable and other ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 24 | with audio podcast

Research group develops more efficient artificial enzyme

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research group based out of the University of Michigan, and led by Vincent Pecoraro has successfully created a computer designed artificial enzyme that can serve as a catalyst for converting ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Using air pollution thresholds to protect and restore ecosystem health

Air pollution is changing our environment and undermining many benefits we rely on from wild lands, threatening water purity, food production, and climate stability, according to a team of scientists writing in the 14th edition ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA to test new atomic clock

When people think of space technologies, many think of solar panels, propulsion systems and guidance systems. One important piece of technology in spaceflight is an accurate timing device.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Current flowing along the edges of a promising quantum device is insensitive to its magnetic impurities

Conductors of electrical current, including copper, heat up and limit the ability to increase circuit densities. Unusual materials that exhibit the so-called ‘quantum spin Hall effect’, in which ...

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Terminating toxic metals: Molecularly engineered material solves complex environmental contamination issues

A whiteboard, dry-erase markers and curiosity can sometimes be the most powerful tools in the scientific toolkit to solve America's biggest challenges. And few problems pose as serious a threat to the environment ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Jive attacks communication barriers in the office

Tony Zingale is in the corner office at Palo Alto's Jive software when his phone rings. It's the chief marketing officer of a major pharmaceutical corporation, who's just heard from his counterpart at News Corp. about how ...

Technology / Business

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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