News articles tagged with 'nickel'
Engineers produce 'how-to' guide for controlling the structure of nanoparticles
— 26 Sep 2009 11:06 | TechnologyTiny objects known as nanoparticles are often heralded as holding great potential for future applications in electronics, medicine and other areas. The properties of nanoparticles depend... — full story
A recipe for controlling carbon nanotubes
— 20 Sep 2009 22:02 | TechnologyNanoscopic tubes made of a lattice of carbon just a single atom deep hold promise for delivering medicines directly to a tumour, sensors so keen they detect the arrival or departure... — full story
Extraterrestrial platinum was 'stirred' into the Earth
— 30 Jul 2009 09:10 | Geology and palaeontologyA research program aimed at using platinum as an exploration guide for nickel has for the first time been able to put a time scale on the planet's large-scale convection processes... — full story
New way to make sensors that detect toxic chemicals
— 9 Jul 2009 13:53 | TechnologyOhio State University researchers have developed a new method for making extremely pure, very small metal-oxide nanoparticles... — full story
Nickel isotope may be methane producing microbe biomarker
— 23 Jun 2009 11:46 | BiologyNickel, an important trace nutrient for the single cell organisms that produce methane, may be a useful isotopic marker to pinpoint the past origins of these methanogenic microbes,... — full story
MIT replaces chrome coatings with safer metal alloys
— 21 May 2009 13:42 | EnvironmentEver since the 1940s, chrome has been used to add a protective coating and shiny luster to a wide range of metal products, from bathroom fixtures to car bumpers... — full story
Synthetic catalyst mimics nature's 'hydrogen economy'
— 19 May 2009 12:40 | ChemistryBy creating a model of the active site found in a naturally occurring enzyme, chemists at the University of Illinois have described a catalyst that acts like nature's most pervasive... — full story
Nanophysicists find unexpected magnetic effect
— 30 Apr 2009 11:43 | TechnologySpanish and U.S. physicists studying nanoelectronics have found that size really does matter when it comes to predicting the behaviour of electrical contacts that are just one atom... — full story
Did a nickel famine trigger the Great Oxidation Event?
— 8 Apr 2009 17:00 | Geology and palaeontologyThe Earth's original atmosphere held very little oxygen. This began to change around 2.4 billion years ago when oxygen levels increased dramatically during what scientists call the... — full story
A pocketful of uranium
— 13 Feb 2009 08:30 | ChemistryThe use of uranium as a nuclear fuel and in weapons increases the risk that people may come into contact with it, and the storage of radioactive uranium waste poses an additional environmental... — full story