NIOBIUM: THE METAL OF THE PLASMA AGE

Niobium is a scarce metal applied in manufacturing of tough and heat-resistant alloys. The most promising and rapidly advancing sector posing demands for metallic niobium is ‘plasma taming’, or to be more precise manufacturing of niobium-based main screen

DIAMONDS GET DESTROYED FOR METAL AND WIN

Sooner or later, certain treatment needs to be applied to any metal to convert it into some kind of product. Some metals almost do not resist such treatment, while others, e.g. tool steels, strongly oppose this process. Over 200 million Читати далі DIAMONDS GET DESTROYED FOR METAL AND WIN

ENERGY AUDIT

In the 1970s-1980s, the two most important indicators of a country’s development were the total energy generation and per-capita gross domestic product. Now the level of a country’s technological development is more accurately characterized by intensity o