Properly identifying metals and alloys has been a key task for scrap recyclers for as long as they have been preparing shipments for smelters, foundries and mills. Metals recyclers have used a variety ...

In this study, several types of metals were tested for identification based on their spectral lines. Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is a type of atomic emission spectroscopy which ...

Once upon a time, all metal buildings pretty much looked the same. The original metal buildings—also known as pre-engineered buildings—were strictly utilitarian boxes available in a few standard sizes ...

Recycling metal is essential because it reduces the amount of scrap bound for landfills and reduces the need to mine ores, but it’s not necessarily the reason scrap processors started their businesses ...

A new theory explains the unusual behavior of strange metals, considered one of the greatest open challenges in condensed matter physics. The theory is based on two properties of strange metals. First ...

A Texas A&M University physicist is developing a technique to identify molecules on the surfaces of metals, which could have far-reaching implications in the control of chemical reactions in ...

The price of gold is at a record high just below $1,000 an ounce and silver is at a 28-year high of more than $20 an ounce. But before rushing to the jeweler with that gold chain or ring or that ...

The New Phytologist, Vol. 159, No. 2, Special Issue: Heavy Metals and Plants (Aug., 2003), pp. 421-430 (10 pages) • Here we report on the first phase of a funded programme to select a wild relative of ...

Inspecting food for foreign materials is a crucial aspect of quality assurance for food companies. Technologies like metal detectors and X-ray scanners are commonly used to identify small debris ...