Glass research institute plans JV with US firm The Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), a national laboratory under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, plans to form a joint venture with a US-based company for specialised optic fibre cable fabrication unit in West Bengal. Read More...
BULK SAMPLE DIAMOND RESULTS FROM T1 KIMBERLITE Metalex Ventures Ltd. is pleased to report macro diamond results from the first eight holes from the T1 bulk sample on the Metalex - Arctic Star Diamond Corp joint venture in the James Bay lowlands, Ontario. Read More...
Mineral physicists find new scenery at Earth's core-mantle boundary Using a diamond-anvil cell to recreate the high pressures deep within the earth, researchers have found unusual properties in an iron-rich magnesium- and iron-oxide mineral that may explain the existence of several ultra-low velocity zones at the core--mantle boundary. Read More...
Caltech Mineral Physicists Find New Scenery At Earth's Core-Mantle Boundary Using a diamond-anvil cell to recreate the high pressures deep within the earth, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have found unusual properties in an iron-rich magnesium- and iron-oxide mineral that may explain the existence of several ultra-low velocity zones (ULVZs) at the core?mantle boundary. A paper about their findings was published in a recent issue of ... Read More...
Natural History Museum's Origins of Western Culture hall will close for a 3-year renovation The mummies at the National Museum of Natural History are going into storage. Their antiquated hall, the Origins of Western Culture, will close Sept. 26 for an extensive three-year renovation, although a few specimens will be viewable next spring. Natural History Museum - Museum - Natural History - United States - California Read More...
Setting sail in the sun Propelled by sunlight pressure, large lightweight sails made of ultrathin aluminum-coated plastic could one day take probes to the edge of our solar system and other stars. Read More...
Ruby Creek Resources -- A Year in Review NEW YORK, NY and DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA--(Marketwire - September 3, 2010) - Ruby Creek Resources, Inc. ( OTCBB : RBYC ), an exploration and mining company with operations in Tanzania, reviews its progress of the past year. Mr. Robert Slavik, CEO and President of Ruby Creek Resources, highlights and summarizes the accomplishments of the Company. Read More...
Ruby Creek Resources -- A Year in Review NEW YORK, NY and DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA--(Marketwire - 09/03/10) - Ruby Creek Resources, Inc. (OTC.BB: RBYC - News ), an exploration and mining company with operations in Tanzania, reviews its progress of the past year. Mr. Robert Slavik, CEO and President of Ruby Creek Resources, highlights and summarizes the accomplishments of the Company. 2009 June Ruby Creek announces that Mr. Robert Slavik ... Read More...