Mining giant Glencore has officially taken over management of the Clermont coal mine in Queensland, Australia after completing the $1.015 billion acquisition from Rio Tinto. Although the sale agreement was sign in October 2013, the two sides have been patiently awaiting certain regulatory approvals.
Read more at: http://www.miningglobal.com/operations/773/Glencore-Takes-Over-Operation-for-Rio-Tinto-at-Clermont-Coal-Mine
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory working with FMC Corporation, Charlotte, N.C., have developed novel materials that would help expand technology and product development by industries using the company’s unique Stabilized Lithium Metal Powder (SLMP®).
Read more at: http://www.anl.gov/articles/fmc-argonne-project-could-expand-use-companys-lithium-technology
A lab in the US has discovered properties in iron that may reduce the need for rare earth mining.
Permanence is the ability of a magnet to maintain the direction of a magnetic fixed field, also called anisotropy, which is crucial for magnets used in applications such as direct-drive wind turbines or electric motors.
Read more at: http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/magnetic-rare-earths-mining-could-be-replaced-with
The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) recently declared their 10-year plan for physics projects during the next two decades. The organization requested the U.S. authorities to build a billion-dollar neutrino project that will make the country a major hub for particle physics.
The P5 is part of the US Department of Energy’s High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP).
Read more at: http://newstonight.co.za/content/p5-requests-us-build-1-billion-neutrino-project#ixzz32jSdWEkK
Ilika of Southampton UK has announced that two of its British patent applications, jointly filed with Toyota Motor Co., had been granted. The two patents cover the vapour deposition processes used in producing solid-state batteries directly from the elements, the company stated.
Solid-state lithium ion batteries offer a number safety and performance benefits compared with existing commercially available lithium ion batteries. The solid-state batteries are non-flammable and can be charged six times faster. Solid-state batteries, which are longer lasting and are able to retain charge four times longer, also provide increased energy density being capable of containing twice the energy for the same volume and weight.
Read more at: http://www.eetindia.co.in/ART_8800698125_1800008_NT_31dfae2f.HTM
A new machine which can identify the chemical composition of liquids sealed within non-metallic containers without opening them is one of three candidates announced today as in the running to win the UK’s premier engineering prize, the MacRobert Award. Already being deployed in 65 airports across Europe, this innovation can protect travelers by screening for liquid explosives and could spell the end of the ban on liquids in hand luggage.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-04-device-chemical-composition-liquids-non-metallic.html#jCp
GE economists estimate that the wave of innovation unleashed by the industrial Internet could boost global GDP by as much as $10 trillion to $15 trillion over the next 20 years. The conglomerate recently launched Predix, a software development platform engineers can use to create applications for any machine connected to the industrial Internet.
Read more at: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101599574
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The metal for delivery in three months on the London Metal Exchange climbed as much as 2.6 percent to $17,845 a metric ton and traded at $17,796 at 3:22 p.m. in Shanghai. Today’s gain marks the longest winning streak since October 2010.
Read more at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-14/nickel-rises-to-14-month-high-on-indonesia-ban-ukraine.html
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