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ColdBlock and Nucomat Partner to Automate Mineral Sampling Prep Process

Two technology companies that take laboratory efficiency and workplace safety to a new level have pooled their expertise to help automate one of the more labour intensive and risky elements involved in the mineral sampling process.

From ColdBlock Technologies Inc 30 Nov 2020

QUT Embraces Automated Mineralogy with the Installation of a TESCAN TIMA

With Australia having a vast wealth of mineral resources and mining being a key factor in the nations’ economy, understanding mineral deposits is of key importance.

From AXT Pty Ltd 8 Sep 2020

Metso Outotec Starts Operations–Partner for Positive Change for Tomorrow’s Aggregates, Minerals, Metals and Recycling Industries

As sustainable processing of the world’s natural resources is becoming a norm within the industries, Metso Outotec is driving the transformation.

From Metso 1 Jul 2020

Outotec to Deliver Minerals Processing Equipment to Chile

Outotec has been awarded a contract by Gold Fields for the delivery of process equipment to their Salares Norte greenfield gold project in the Atacama region of Northern Chile. The contract value booked in Outotec's 2020 second quarter order intake is approximately EUR 14 million.

10 Jun 2020

50 Years Since the Lunar Landing: Buehler's Role

It has been fifty years since the lunar landing. Buehler equipment served a key role in the analysis of the first lunar rocks. $$IMAGE$$ Image Credits: HelenField /shutterstock.com Lunar rocks Lunar as well a...

From Buehler 7 Aug 2019

Curtin Researchers Discover ‘ghostly’ Signs of a Mysterious New Mineral

An international research team including Curtin University scientists has documented the ‘ghost’ of an undiscovered mineral at two ancient meteorite impact craters.

17 Apr 2019

Research on Triple-Cation Perovskite Solar Cells at High-Dose Gamma Radiation

Ivan Zhidkov and Ernst Kurmaev, Department of Electrophysics, Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University, in collaboration with coworkers from Skoltech, the Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Moscow State University, have determined unknown properties of perovskite solar cells.

26 Mar 2019

NITech Researchers Demonstrate an Efficient Battery Component for Sodium-Ion Batteries

Scientists at the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) in Japan have shown that a particular material can serve as an effective battery component for sodium-ion batteries that will compete with lithium-ion batteries for various characteristics of the battery, in particular, the speed of charge.

4 Feb 2019

Maohokite: Newly Discovered High-Pressure Mantle Mineral

Researchers for a long time believed that the lower mantle was made up of bridgmanite (Mg, Fe)SiO3 and magnesiowüstite (Mg, Fe)O, in which Fe2+ resides. This view was revised when experiments proved that Fe2+ simply cannot exist at the temperature and pressure of the lower mantle.

7 Dec 2018

New Study Accelerates Development of Hypersonic Planes with Nanotechnology

A new study by researchers at NASA and Binghamton University, State University of New York, could result in a substantial decrease in flight times.

11 Oct 2017

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Minerals News

ColdBlock and Nucomat Partner to Automate Mineral Sampling Prep Process

QUT Embraces Automated Mineralogy with the Installation of a TESCAN TIMA

Metso Outotec Starts Operations–Partner for Positive Change for Tomorrow’s Aggregates, Minerals, Metals and Recycling Industries

Outotec to Deliver Minerals Processing Equipment to Chile

50 Years Since the Lunar Landing: Buehler's Role

Curtin Researchers Discover ‘ghostly’ Signs of a Mysterious New Mineral

Research on Triple-Cation Perovskite Solar Cells at High-Dose Gamma Radiation

NITech Researchers Demonstrate an Efficient Battery Component for Sodium-Ion Batteries

Maohokite: Newly Discovered High-Pressure Mantle Mineral

New Study Accelerates Development of Hypersonic Planes with Nanotechnology

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

Advanced Masterbatch and Compounding for Polymers and Plastics

AirBreather Platform for Continuous Gas Analysis

SU7000 & SU8700 Schottky Field Emission SEMs: Ultra High-Resolution & Analytical Imaging

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Moisture, Volatiles and Ash Determination in Coal & Coke

Powering the Future: The Solid-State Battery Revolution

What is the Gold Foil Covering Spacecraft and Satellites?

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Minerals News

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

13D-Printed Organic Tissue Models Mimic Living Organs

2Perovskite and Copper System Creates C2 Chemicals from CO2

3Aluminum-Scandium Alloys: A Game Changer for Hydrogen Energy

4Pioneering Large-Scale Aluminum 3D Printing

5DS Smith Partner With TPV Automotive to Create a Sustainable Fiber-Based Packaging for the Protection of Car Wheel Carriers

6Upcycling LDPE: Transforming Plastic Waste into High-Value Graphite

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