Friday, July 9, 2010

A new term in chemical engineering: IoNanofluid

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The term IoNanofluid has been applied to designate an ionic liquid that contains small quantities of dispersed nanomaterials such as mult...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Accountability—a matter of words?

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Yet another of those three-countries Q&A jokes : Question : What is the difference between a failing, firm-destroying CEO in Japan , the...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Cryoconite, a dust discovered and named by arctic explorer Nils A. E. Nordenskiöld in 1870

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Cryoconite is a dark, powdery dust transported by wind and deposited on the surface of snow or ice [1]. It was discovered and named by arct...
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Annabergite, a mineral named after the town Annaberg, named after the patron saint of the miners

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Annabergite is a hydrated nickel arsenate mineral named after the town Annaberg , which is located about twenty miles south of the city of...
Monday, June 7, 2010

Menezesite, a mineral named after Brazilian mining engineer and collector Luiz Menezes

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Menezesite is a mineral named in honor of Luiz Alberto Dias Menezes Filho , a Brazilian mining engineer, mineral collector and mineral deal...
Sunday, May 23, 2010

Postperovskite, a high-density material named after the mineral perovskite

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Perovskite , CaTiO 3 , is a naturally occurring mineral with a hardness of 5.5 on Mohs scale and a specific gravity of 4.0 [1]. It was firs...
Saturday, May 22, 2010

Atlantic Puffins and puffineers

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The word puffineer is derived from the noun puffin, denoting seabird species in the auk family (Alcinae). During summer months, puffineers...