A rather unassuming particle is playing an important role in the hunt for subatomic oddities. Similar to protons and neutrons, mesons are composed of quarks bound together by the strong nuclear ...

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West Mexican metallurgy developed between AD 600 and the Spanish invasion. Laboratory evidence shows that metalworkers used a variety of metals and alloys, including copper-tin and copper-arsenic ...

Mineral processing, or beneficiation, is a critical stage of the extractive metallurgy chain that works to increase the concentration of valuable minerals and remove the gangue from the ore. The ...

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Stevens’ team harnesses both the “wave-ness” and “particle-ness” of quantum objects to develop a groundbreaking imaging technique. Over the past century, quantum mechanics has dramatically reshaped ...

Following the announcement in January that American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM), headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, USA, had agreed term s to acquire Dowlais Group plc, the UK-based parent company of ...