“We produce #Lactone, a natural, non-toxic insecticide; we develop #Graphene, which turns the mosquito away, and #Copper powder, an excellent antibacterial substance,” Reyes said, explaining how this serendipitous formula was produced.
Read more at: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2016/03/01/chilean-chemist-claims-to-have-invented-zika-repellent-detergent/
#Microsoft founder #BillGates made news last week when he called for an “energy miracle” that would halt climate change and reduce the cost of #Energy. “I don’t mean something that’s impossible,” he wrote in his annual letter. #Gates wants a miracle akin to the polio vaccine or the personal computer.
Hundreds of potential minor miracles are on display this week at the annual confab of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), a part of the #US #DepartmentOfEnergy.
Read more at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-01/here-are-the-energy-miracles-bill-gates-is-hoping-for
CEO #AndrewMackenzie told the #BMO Capital Markets conference, in #Florida, that while #China’s economic growth slowed as it matured, the composition of the economy had changed more quickly than initially anticipated, with the services sector replacing an investment- and heavy industry-driven economy. “The strength of the service sector creates employment, which allows acceleration of important structural reforms, including of State-owned enterprises. In the near term, as industrial overcapacity is reduced, this will further constrain demand for commodities.
Read more at: http://www.miningweekly.com/article/chinas-economic-shift-faster-than-initially-thought-bhp-2016-03-01
#Indonesian lawmakers hope to revise the country’s resource rules by September in a move that could include easing of export curbs on minerals, such as #Nickel and #Copper, giving #Freeport McMoRan Inc and other miners time and money to build smelters.
Read more at: http://www.reuters.com/article/indonesia-mining-idUSL3N1641H8
#Brazilian miner #Vale SA put its prime assets on the block on Thursday after taking the biggest loss in decades, but analysts said the target to make $10 billion in 18 months was unrealistic and expressed concern a fire sale could destroy equity value.
Read more at: http://in.reuters.com/article/vale-results-assets-idINL2N16411K
Aerogels are low density materials with a sponge-like structure that have a number of useful applications such as thermal and optical insulators. Researchers are particularly interested in #Graphene aerogels as they possess additional properties such as high compressibility and conductivity and have been touted as potential shock dampers, solid state batteries and catalysts.
Source: 3D printed graphene aerogels take shape | Chemistry World
Potential applications of #Nickel #Nanoparticles include sensors with a high spatial resolution, using advanced print heads and a precision micrometer scale. Implementing this innovative technology with Nano Dimension’s #3DPrinting process will make it possible to embed sensors within the layers of a #PCB, a process not possible with conventional manufacturing, opening up a world of possibilities for the monitoring of various energies and their derivatives, such as capacitance, magnetism, temperature and radiation.
Junior and senior creditors have reached a deal that will speed the end of the bankruptcy of #Molycorp, and give senior lender #Oaktree Capital Management most of the value in the embattled rare-earths company.
Read more at: http://www.wsj.com/articles/oaktree-creditors-reach-deal-in-molycorp-bankruptcy-1456234117
Although 93 percent of the #Chile’s output comes from larger mines, a sharper drop in #Copper prices could send more small and medium-sized mines over the edge. Small mines generally employ up to 80 workers but are often much smaller, while medium-sized ones have a maximum of 400.
Read more at: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-copper-miners-idUSKCN0VW008
#Jakarta. #Indonesia may ease its ban on exports of unprocessed minerals, including #Nickel and #Bauxite, as the country undertakes a review of its mining policy this year given weak global commodity markets, the energy minister said on Friday.
Read more at: http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/business/indonesia-may-ease-ban-nickel-ore-bauxite-exports-energy-minister/#show-hide
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