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Scientists Cooking Up Alloy “Recipes” For Bone Implants

Project will utilize Ohio State’s new microscopy facility

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Armed with microscopes, computers and an innovative way to study metals, researchers at The Ohio State University and their partners are building a database of new titanium alloys.

The goal: to reduce the stress that pins, plates and other medical implants put on healthy bones. (more…)

Rare Earth Elements: The World is Rapidly Running Out and China Has Most of The Remaining Supply

By Guest PostAugust 2, 2010Economy, Politicscalifornia, cerium, China, chinese economy, europium, green economy, hybrid car batteries, iphones, ipod, lanthanum, missile-guidance systems, mountain pass, neodymium, radar systems, rare earth elements, tantalum, us military, usgs, w david menzie

Most people have no idea what rare earth elements are, but a wide array of the technologies that we use every single day are dependent on them.

Without rare earth elements, we would have no hybrid car batteries, flat screen televisions, cell phones or iPods. Without rare earth elements, the entire “green economy” would not be able to function, because almost all emerging green technologies use them.

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Scientists Cooking Up Alloy “Recipes” For Bone Implants

Rare Earth Elements: The World is Rapidly Running Out and China Has Most of The Remaining Supply