UK REACH—BREXIT—UPDATE Gov.uk have just released a new update to their advice on REACH in the event of no deal Brexit, copied below: The MMTA is working on a submission…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2019Bacterial protein could help find materials for your next smartphone
Bacterial protein could help find materials for your next smartphone December 19, 2018 by Gail Mccormick, Pennsylvania State University A newly discovered protein could help detect, target, and collect from the…
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NEW MMTA MEMBER Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd Established in 2006, we are a leading producer of tantalum- and niobium-based metallurgical products in China, with a production volume…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2019Mining asteroids could unlock untold wealth – here’s how to get started
Mining asteroids could unlock untold wealth – here’s how to get started May 2, 2018 12.25pm BST Several privately funded space companies are locked in a race to claim the trillions…
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VIEW FROM NORTH AMERICA Of a Shutdown (US) and a Sell-Off (Fanya) Dear Members An extraordinarily belated Happy New Year, but a wonderful one all the same! …
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MMTA’s New York Dinner Every March the swallows return to the mission of San Juan Capistrano in California. Every June the salmon return upstream to the fresh Northwest waters of…
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Metals on Mars By Amanda Doyle – Mar 15, 2018 New research has revealed that a giant impact on Mars more than four billion years ago would explain the unusual amount of…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2019
Earth’s cobalt deposits formed much later than previously believed
Earth’s cobalt deposits formed much later than previously believed November 21, 2018 by Katie Willis, University of Alberta Cobalt deposits in one of Earth’s largest cobalt-mining regions are 150 million years…
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CrucibleThe Crucible: February 2019
3D printing eliminates undesirable trait in conventional superalloys
3D printing eliminates undesirable trait in conventional superalloys David Kubarek, Pennsylvania State University An undesirable trait found in traditionally processed superalloys does not exist in a 3-D-printed, nickel-based superalloy, according to…
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Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe to land on asteroid on Feb 22 A Japanese probe sent to examine an asteroid in order to shed light on the origins of the solar system…