Brain Tumor: Gallium Tricks Cancer Cells
Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults and is currently incurable. A clinical trial is testing a possible new therapy with gallium.
Brain Tumor: Gallium Tricks Cancer Cells
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The Prototype Kilogram – Forged From Iridium and Platinum
The Prototype Kilogram – Forged From Iridium and Platinum
Standardized units of measurement are essential in science as well as trade and technology. However, the process of achieving standardization has been complicated, and refinements were still being made until recently.
Indonesia to Mine Rare Earths
Indonesia to Mine Rare Earths
Indonesien plant den Aufbau einer eigenen Seltene-Erden-Industrie. Geologische Daten deuten auf mehrere potenzielle Lagerstätten hin. Ein großer Teil der wertvollen Rohstoffe soll in den Abraumhalden des jahrhundertelangen indonesischen Bergbaus zu finden sein.
Floatovoltaics – Solar cells learn to swim
Floatovoltaics – Solar cells learn to swim
Photovoltaic modules on water surfaces offer numerous advantages. Their potential is increasingly being recognized.
Gallium Nitride Against Blackouts
Gallium Nitride Against Blackouts
A diode has been developed at Sandia National Laboratories containing gallium nitride that could protect power grids from overvoltages.
Rhenium-SCT: New Skin Cancer Therapy Replaces Surgery
Rhenium-SCT: New Skin Cancer Therapy Replaces Surgery
A new therapy for white skin cancer uses a paste containing the isotope rhenium-188 instead of surgery or radiation. Now the first patients are being treated in Australia, where skin cancer is enormously prevalent.