Materials Today - Innovative metallic glass shows promise for bone surgery

Materials Today - Innovative metallic glass shows promise for bone surgery: "A team of scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich, www.ethz.ch), Switzerland, has developed an innovative biodegradable metallic glass that might one day replace the metal implants currently used to repair bone fractures"

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WWW > News Item: "Oshkosh Corporation announces that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded research funding to the joint-development team on which Oshkosh is a member. The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) funding is projected to be nearly $5 million over a five-year duration. With the team providing in-kind contribution of engineering resources, the project’s total value is approximately $10 million."

Global supply of rare earth elements could be wiped out by 2012

Global supply of rare earth elements could be wiped out by 2012: "The rare earth bubble is due to pop in 2012, potentially devastating the industries of western nations that depend on these rare elements.

What industries are those? The automobile industry uses tens of thousands of tons of rare earth elements each year, and advanced military technology depends on these elements, too. Lots of 'green' technologies depend on them, including wind turbines, low-energy light bulbs and hybrid car batteries. In fact, much of western civilization depends on rare earth elements such as terbium, lanthanum and neodymium."

weSRCH.com - Potential Benefits of Nanomaterials - Paper Details

weSRCH.com - Potential Benefits of Nanomaterials - Paper Details