UArizona Engineering alum returns to lead School of Mining and Mineral Resources
Misael Cabrera has been selected through a nationwide search as the inaugural director of the School of Mining and Mineral Resources. ...
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Hormone therapy increases lumbar spine bone mineral density, protects against bone loss
CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 8, 2023)—As the population continues to age, there is greater focus on bone health and minimizing fractures ...
Mineral particles and their role in oxygenating the Earth’s atmosphere
Mineral particles played a key role in raising oxygen levels in the Earth’s atmosphere billions of years ago, with major implications for the ...
Around 50% of soil-available phosphorus comes from mineral fertilisers in agricultural systems worldwide
Plants need phosphorus to grow. Farmers’ use of mineral phosphorus fertilisers has greatly increased soil phosphorus fertility and, consequently, crop ...
CityU develops two novel hydrogen production catalysts based on mineral gel and “crystalline-amorphous” dual-phase nano-aluminium alloy
Clean hydrogen energy is a good alternative to fossil fuels and is critical for achieving carbon neutrality. Researchers around the ...
Study: Explosive volcanic eruption produced rare mineral on Mars
HOUSTON – (July 25, 2022) – Planetary scientists from Rice University, NASA’s Johnson Space Center and the California Institute of ...
Hidden in caves: Mineral overgrowths reveal ‘unprecedented’ sea level rise
The early 1900s were an exciting time across the world, with rapid advances in the steel, electric and automobile industries. ...
USPSTF statement on use of vitamin, mineral, multivitamin supplements to prevent cardiovascular disease, cancer
Bottom Line: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against the use of beta carotene or vitamin E supplements for ...
Natural mineral hackmanite can change color almost indefinitely enabling numerous applications
While investigating hackmanite, a natural wonder material, researchers found that it, in addition to two other minerals, can change their ...
Longer treatment with puberty-delaying medication in transgender youth leads to lower bone mineral density
ATLANTA—A longer duration of treatment with puberty-delaying medications among transgender youth is associated with lower bone mineral density, according to ...
Burst of accumulated zinc shows how the mineral boosts immune function, suggesting ways to improve health
Zinc’s immune-boosting properties are well-established, but scientists haven’t known exactly how it works. In a new study published online March ...
Mineral systems: Their advantages in terms of developing holistic genetic models and for target generation in global mineral exploration
Mineral systems: Their advantages in terms of developing holistic genetic models and for target generation in global mineral exploration Credit: ...
New toolkit aids discovery of mineral deposits crucial to ‘green economy’ transition
Scientists have developed a new toolkit for the discovery of mineral deposits crucial to our transition to a ‘green economy’. ...
Expanded knowledge of a mineral that helps decipher past climates
A review published in Reviews of Geophysics, featuring participation by the UCO, containsmuch of the knowledge generated about the magnetic ...
To the bone: 3D mapping mineral patterns inside the shark vertebral centrum
Sharks, found in deep and shallow waters throughout the oceans, are some of the oldest living creatures on planet Earth. ...
New strategic partnership to explore four-dimensional first order controls on nickel mineral systems
Researchers at the University of Leicester have signed a major research agreement with BHP, one of the world’s largest mining ...
Research in Brief: First-ever interior Earth mineral discovered in nature
UNLV geochemists have discovered a new mineral on the surface of the Earth. There’s just one catch: it shouldn’t be ...
Arizona State legislature approves $4 million in ongoing yearly funding for school of mining and mineral resources
About 45,000 jobs in Arizona are connected to mining in some way. Further, many top industries, such as aerospace, manufacturing, ...
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A new synthesis method for three-dimensional nanocarbons
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Within just a few months a deadly epidemic killed all the black sea urchins in the Gulf of Eilat – a great threat to the coral reef in Eilat
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How eating natto might help to distress
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GPS tracking reveals how a female baboon stopped using urban space after giving birth
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Promising building blocks for photonic quantum simulators
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Study highlights long-term benefits of family-based care following institutional care