A thin-film chemical sensor coated onto an electrode offers a simple, practical way to detect minute traces of toxic gas. Sensors that use metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be highly selective for a particular gas because ...
Materials Science
Mar 7, 2017
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The fiber optic cable networks linking the world are an essential part of modern life. To keep up with ever-increasing demands for more bandwidth, scientists are working to improve the optical amplifiers that boost fiber ...
General Physics
Jun 16, 2010
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The U.S. Department of Energy's Critical Materials Institute has developed a computer program, called ParFit, that can vastly reduce the amount of time spent identifying promising chemical compounds used in rare-earth processing ...
Materials Science
Jun 9, 2017
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A research group has synthesized a 2D copper-based complex and expanded it into a 3D structure by adding H4SiW12O40 and rare earth metal. Through this synthesis method the team obtained three isostructural 3d−4f metal-incorporated ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 18, 2023
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Mining isn't the only way to extract valuable metals. Soon, they could increasingly be recovered from waste, reducing the need for new raw materials and helping Europe's transition to a low-carbon economy.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 22, 2018
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Not many students can say they had to wait for their research to come back from space before they could collect their doctorate degrees. And not many can say that along the way they earned the top award in their professional ...
Space Exploration
Jan 23, 2013
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Between Monday 18 November and Wednesday 20 November, scientists and policymakers from across the world will come together at TU Delft to search for solutions to the global shortage of raw materials. The conference, 'Materials ...
Business
Nov 12, 2013
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There's always a reason for the way molecules form and how they are shaped. Once researchers understand the bonds in molecules, they figure out ways to use the materials they form to the best advantage, unlocking new innovations ...
Materials Science
Jul 2, 2018
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Modern technology depends on a set of 17 elements at the foot of the periodic table. Known as rare earths (REs), many of these metals are highly magnetic, and find use in computing, green power and other technologies. However, ...
Materials Science
Nov 5, 2018
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(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.
Business
Jul 14, 2011
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