Sentences with phrase «earth metals such»

Biomass is highly rich in alkali and alkaline earth metals such as silicon, potassium, sodium and calcium.

Not exact matches

They'll extract metals such as iron, nickel, cobalt, and platinum and either process these in place or return them to Earth to cash in on their considerable value.

Palladium — one of the rarest elements on earth and mined almost exclusively in Russia and South Africa — is the smallest precious metals market, making its prices particularly vulnerable to such speculative trading.

Tiny blobs of material trapped inside large, clear diamonds (such as this one) as they formed suggest the gems formed within pockets of liquid metal deep within Earth.

It could transform the way we manufacture materials such as metals, help explain why Jupiter's Great Red Spot is red, and provide the basis of an early - warning system for storms and tornadoes on Earth.

Most previous Antarctic ice core records have not included many of the elements and chemical species that we study, such as heavy metals and rare earth elements, that characterize the anomaly — so in many ways these other studies were blind to the Mt. Takahe event.»

«Our results suggest that exotic earthworms could be responsible for the high levels of toxic metals in ground foraging animals such as birds, amphibians and even mammals across New England,» says lead author Justin Richardson, who recently received his Ph.D. from Dartmouth's Department of Earth Sciences.

The electrons in metals, such as the iron in Earth's core, carry current and heat.

These new catalysts are produced through the simultaneous control of the: 1) composition, 2) size and 3) crystallinity of metal oxides of earth - abundant elements such as iron, cobalt and nickel.

Update: A new company backed by Google founder Larry Page and film director James Cameron will later today unveil its plans to mine near - Earth asteroids for precious metals, such as platinum.

In the paper, the authors — including the two high - school students — conclude: «This study unambiguously provides evidence that a cheap and earth - abundant transition metal such as molybdenum can be turned into an active catalyst by the controlled solid - state reaction with soybeans... The preparation of the MoSoy catalyst is simple and can be easily scaled up.

The use of renewable energy technologies, such as photovoltaic and wind power, is expected to result in an increased demand for both bulk metals (e.g., iron, copper) and specialty metals (e.g., rare earths) when compared to today's largely fossil - based systems [4], [5].

Unlike most rocks on Earth, they contained almost no traces of common mineral - forming metals such as calcium, magnesium and iron.

Fluorescent and luminescent materials, such as yttrium aluminum garnet doped with different metal ions (rare earths or transition metals), have found applicability in various fields, from optoelectronics (i.e.: lighting systems, LCDs, CRTs, lasers) to aerospace (i.e: thermal barriers) and biotechnological applications (i.e.: fluorescence marker, contrast agent in medical imaging, imaging screens, drug delivery etc).

YIN YOGA ALCHEMY - Cultivating and harmonizing the five transforming elemental energies of Earth, Metal, Water, Wood, and Fire that are contained in the universal life field and animate distinct qualities in the body such lightness, fluidity, strength, springiness and calm.

We explore specific yoga postures that activate the vital properties of the five alchemical elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water) and invoke the spiritual essence of various creatures, thus enlivening the body and consciousness with these distinct energetic qualities, such as lightness, fluidity, strength, springiness, and calm.

Yin yoga is based upon the alchemical elements of Earth, Metal, Wood, Water, and Fire that each express distinct qualities in the body and emotions, such as lightness, fluidity, strength, springiness, and calm.

The iPhone, for example, is made from commodities such as silicon, iron, plastic, steel, and rare earth metals fashioned into computer chips, screens, and so on.

These levels each have a theme such as Earth, Water, Metal, etc. and will all have their own bosses to defeat.

The film employs images of traditional Chinese themes such as the five elements — metal, wood, water, fire, and earth — in a symbolic exploration of the nature of time and how we try to make sense of it.

One such example is Sursum corda (2016)-- which assembles packed earth, a dried tree, leaves, a metal column, and, at the base, reproductions of Rodin's plaster heads, torsos, and feet.

Typical «found objects» include natural materials like sand (see Sand Art), earth, stones, shells, curiously shaped pieces of wood, a human skull; or man - made items such as newspaper cuttings, photographs, pieces of glass, fragments of scrap metal, pieces of textile fabric, an unmade bed, a bicycle handlebars, and so on.

His work often involved the juxtaposition of objects, materials, and actions antithetical to one another; geometric metal shapes are contrasted with such materials as cotton, earth, plants and animals.

The latter typically consists of ordinary or otherwise worthless things, such as scraps of newspapers, old clothes, earth, metal fragments and so on, although in practice quite elaborate and expensive materials are sometimes used -LRB-!).

The artists uses in her objects, materials such as glass, earth, stone and metal and has been developing a poetics of simple things, «autonomous and utopian», which connect the archaic with the present, or even confabulate a future.

Product designers need to ensure that materials such as rare earth metals in products ranging from solar panels and wind turbine magnets to mobile phones can still be recovered easily when they reach the end of their life.»

«Rare earth metals and alloys that contain them are used in many devices that people use every day such as computer memory, DVDs, rechargeable batteries, cell phones, catalytic converters, magnets, fluorescent lighting and much more.»