Science news articles about 'precious metals'Peta Bee on the use of precious metals in medicine
Gold injections can treat arthritis and silver coating fights hospital infections. Peta Bee reveals the surprisingly practical uses of precious metals in medicineCosmic link to precious metals: study
Rare, precious metals may owe their presence in Earth's upper crust to a bombardment of the infant planet by asteroids billions of years ago, according to a study unveiled on Monday.Nissan Cuts In Half Amount of Precious Metals Required in Catalysts
... Company Inc. has announced a new ultra-low precious metal catalyst that will cut in half the amount of ... Automotive Technology, the new ultra-low precious metal catalyst which purifies exhaust gas is ... Precious metal could lead to next generation of cancer treatments
A precious metal which has never before been used in a clinical setting is being developed as an anti-cancer agent by University of Warwick researchers. The metal, osmium, is closely related to ... Northwestern chemist investigates lost reds in Homer painting
... the analytical technique pioneered by Van Duyne in 1977. SERS uses laser light and nanoparticles of precious metals to interact with molecules to show the chemical make-up of a particular dye.
SERS ... Diamonds rained down during Ice Age
Diamonds and precious metals found in the eastern United States might have rained down during the last Ice Age after a comet shattered over Canada and set North America ablaze, ... Fuel from food waste: bacteria provide power
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"In a final twist, the hydrogenase enzymes in the leftover bacteria can be used to scavenge precious metals from spent automotive catalysts to help make fuel cell that converts hydrogen into ... Fuel from food waste: bacteria provide power
... of Microbiology Today, this technology has an added bonus: leftover enzymes can be used to scavenge precious metals from spent automotive catalysts to help make fuel cells that convert hydrogen into ... Hydrogen Power on the Cheap--Or at Least, Cheaper [News]
... to recombine that hydrogen with oxygen, which produces electricity. The problem is that the precious metal costs about $1,700 to $2,000 per ounce, which means that hydrogen would be an ... Nano sculptures in gold
... recent years interest in the element has been rekindled. "It is possible that nano particles of precious metals are suitable candidates for catalysts in important reactions in the chemical industry," ... Newspaper filters out gold
Ordinary newspaper can be used to recover precious metals from industrial wastewater, say researchers in JapanSilver is the key to reducing pneumonia associated with breathing tubes
People have long prized silver as a precious metal. Now, silver-coated endotracheal tubes are ... ill patients another reason to value the lustrous metal. In a study published in the Aug. 20, 2008 issue ... A better way to make hydrogen from biofuels
... much less expensive than others being developed around the world, because it does not contain precious metals, such as platinum or rhodium.
"Rhodium is used most often for this kind of catalyst, and ... Cheap catalyst turns cellulose to antifreeze
High pressure chemistry converts biomass to ethylene glycol without precious-metal catalystsMeteorites From Inner Solar System Match Up To Earth's Platinum Standard
Some of the world's rarest and most precious metals, including platinum and iridium, could owe their presence in the Earth's crust to iron and stony-iron meteorites, fragments of a large number of ...
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Peta Bee on the use of precious metals in medicine
Gold injections can treat arthritis and silver coating fights hospital infections. Peta Bee reveals the surprisingly practical uses of precious metals in medicineCosmic link to precious metals: study
Rare, precious metals may owe their presence in Earth's upper crust to a bombardment of the infant planet by asteroids billions of years ago, according to a study unveiled on Monday.Nissan Cuts In Half Amount of Precious Metals Required in Catalysts
... Company Inc. has announced a new ultra-low precious metal catalyst that will cut in half the amount of ... Automotive Technology, the new ultra-low precious metal catalyst which purifies exhaust gas is ...Precious metal could lead to next generation of cancer treatments
A precious metal which has never before been used in a clinical setting is being developed as an anti-cancer agent by University of Warwick researchers. The metal, osmium, is closely related to ...Northwestern chemist investigates lost reds in Homer painting
... the analytical technique pioneered by Van Duyne in 1977. SERS uses laser light and nanoparticles of precious metals to interact with molecules to show the chemical make-up of a particular dye. SERS ...Diamonds rained down during Ice Age
Diamonds and precious metals found in the eastern United States might have rained down during the last Ice Age after a comet shattered over Canada and set North America ablaze, ...Fuel from food waste: bacteria provide power
... . "In a final twist, the hydrogenase enzymes in the leftover bacteria can be used to scavenge precious metals from spent automotive catalysts to help make fuel cell that converts hydrogen into ...Fuel from food waste: bacteria provide power
... of Microbiology Today, this technology has an added bonus: leftover enzymes can be used to scavenge precious metals from spent automotive catalysts to help make fuel cells that convert hydrogen into ...Hydrogen Power on the Cheap--Or at Least, Cheaper [News]
... to recombine that hydrogen with oxygen, which produces electricity. The problem is that the precious metal costs about $1,700 to $2,000 per ounce, which means that hydrogen would be an ...Nano sculptures in gold
... recent years interest in the element has been rekindled. "It is possible that nano particles of precious metals are suitable candidates for catalysts in important reactions in the chemical industry," ...Newspaper filters out gold
Ordinary newspaper can be used to recover precious metals from industrial wastewater, say researchers in JapanSilver is the key to reducing pneumonia associated with breathing tubes
People have long prized silver as a precious metal. Now, silver-coated endotracheal tubes are ... ill patients another reason to value the lustrous metal. In a study published in the Aug. 20, 2008 issue ...A better way to make hydrogen from biofuels
... much less expensive than others being developed around the world, because it does not contain precious metals, such as platinum or rhodium. "Rhodium is used most often for this kind of catalyst, and ...Cheap catalyst turns cellulose to antifreeze
High pressure chemistry converts biomass to ethylene glycol without precious-metal catalystsMeteorites From Inner Solar System Match Up To Earth's Platinum Standard
Some of the world's rarest and most precious metals, including platinum and iridium, could owe their presence in the Earth's crust to iron and stony-iron meteorites, fragments of a large number of ...