News articles tagged with 'metal' (Page 21)
Heavy metal slips down UK air quality charts
— 14 Jan 2008 18:56 | EnvironmentAir quality in the UK has improved significantly over the last 25 years according to a report published by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). Monitoring at 17 testing sites around…
A new approach to surface profiling
— 10 Jan 2008 18:02 | PhysicsResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a novel technique for measuring the roughness of surfaces that is casting doubt on the accuracy…
Crystal-to-metal: transformation on the nanoscale
— 13 Dec 2007 21:44 | ChemistryUnique 'near-field' microscopy at the MPI of Biochemistry allowed, for the first time, viewing on the nanoscale the spontaneous appearance and growth of metallic puddles that mark the…
Student research makes the pages of Nature
— 3 Dec 2007 18:49 | Geology and palaeontologyLeslie Hayden's research into deep Earth interactions has led to some important findings, particularly for someone so new to the field, and the scientific world is paying attention.…
Tomography and ground penetrating radar used to characterise mud from metal mining
— 27 Nov 2007 04:25 | Geology and palaeontologyElectrical resistivity tomography is a technique based on the study of the response of the ground to electric pulses, while ground penetrating radar does the same but using electromagnetic…
Researchers set new chemical world record
— 26 Nov 2007 19:02 | ChemistryChemists from the University of Delaware, in collaboration with a colleague at the University of Wisconsin, have set a new world record for the shortest chemical bond ever recorded…
First-ever precise data on Yangtze water quality
— 3 Nov 2007 03:50 | EnvironmentFor the first time, a team including foreign scientists has been authorised by the Chinese government to study water quality on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Hundreds of water…
A conductive plastic fights corrosion
— 3 Nov 2007 02:55 | ChemistryCorrosion is the process by which a material breaks down due to reactions with its surroundings, usually by means of oxidation. It poses great problems to our society, making it the…
Fast growing metal deposits discovered growing in New Hampshire lake
— 2 Nov 2007 11:10 | EnvironmentResearchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered metal-rich sedimentary deposits in a New Hampshire lake that grow faster than any other deposits found in the…
Method safely deposits novel metal oxide thin films on substrates
— 17 Sep 2007 15:23 | ChemistryUniversity at Buffalo chemists have developed a novel way to grow chemically pure, zinc oxide thin films characterised by dense, bristle-like nanostructures and a new method for depositing…