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  • Yttrium - History, Occurrence, Properties and Applications
    Article - 12 Sep 2002
    The discover, occurence and production of yttrium are outlined. Key properties are covered and applications of the pure metal and important ytrrium-containing compounds are described. A detialed...
  • An Introduction to Scandium
    Article - 6 Jun 2002
    Nilson discovered scandium (Sc) in 1876. The material was detected in the minerals gadolinite and euxenite.
  • Uranium
    Article - 23 Jul 2001
    Uranium is a heavy, silver-white metal resembling nickel. It is malleable, ductile, slightly paramagnetic and pyrophoric when finely divided. Its main uses are as a nuclear fuel, radioactive isotope...
  • A Background to Silicon and its Applications
    Article - 20 Jul 2001
    Silicon is synthesized commercially by heating carbon and silica in an electric furnace, using carbon electrodes.
  • Gold - Properties and Applications of Gold
    Article - 20 Jul 2001
    Gold is most widely known as a precious metal due to its high lustre and chemical inertness. It is also used for coinage, ornaments, jewellery, gilding, textile industry, radiation control,...
  • A Powerful Passion for Battery Chemistry
    Article - 23 Aug 2024
    A greener future relies on sustainable battery technology. Simon Engelke is determined to disrupt the status quo by challenging our understanding of battery chemistry.
  • Using Ion Chromatography for Water Resources Management
    Article - 18 Jul 2024
    In this interview, AZoMaterials speaks with Ms. Saba Adil about why Metrohm's Ion Chromatography System is key to achieving the quality and precision required for the National Center for Water...
  • Microscopy & Microanalysis of Cadmium Plated Steel Landing Gear Components
    Article - 24 Jun 2024
    Due to their increased environmental exposure, aircraft landing gears are particularly vulnerable to corrosion. This article from Thermo Fisher Scientific discusses the microscopy and microanalysis of...
  • How to Look Inside Nanoporous Metals for Catalysts
    Article - 20 Nov 2023
    A new category of metal, three-dimensional (3D) porous metals, has been garnering a great deal of interest recently. Often made from titanium or iron alloys, such materials have a highly porous...
  • Applications of Synchrotron-Based X-Ray Fluorescence Microscopy
    Article - 23 May 2022
    Synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy can provide spatial distribution and quantification of ions in samples ranging in length from mm to submicron. This article will discuss the advantages,...

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