Ruthenium
Ruthenium has good catalytic properties, good resistance to corrosion and is stable under varying operating conditions. Ruthenium is used in resistors and in computer hard discs. Ruthenium is added to platinum and palladium to increase hardness for certain jewellery alloys.
Ruthenium spot price in USD
Ruthenium in the news
STEVEN ZOERNACK, Partner at GoldVest, Announces Revised Estimate for Price of Palladium to Reach $850.00 an Ounce
WASHINGTON----STEVEN ZOERNACK, partner at GoldVest, announces revised estimate for price of Palladium to hit $850.00 an ounce by year end. Palladium is one of a group of six metals often referred to as PGM’s, which stands for Platinum Group Metals.
Well Lit: Elemental knowledge
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (non fiction) by Sam Kean 391 pp / Little, Brown & Company Richard Feynman should be the benchmark for all scientific writing.
New catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells resists CO contamination
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles promise faster refueling and the ability to travel longer distances before refueling than battery-powered cars, but they are susceptible to poisoning by carbon monoxide (CO). Now, scientists in the US and Japan have created new nanoparticles catalysts that enable hydrogen fuel cells to resist CO poisoning.
Two-thirds of world's population are vitamin D-insufficient or deficient
Vitamin D surfaces as a news topic every few months. How much daily vitamin D should a person get? Is it possible to have too much of it? Is exposure to the sun, which is the body's natural way of producing vitamin D, the best option? Or do supplements suffice?
Researchers report breakthrough in narrow pitch interconnects
Imec researchers set major step towards 20nm half pitch interconnects with the realization of electrically functional copper lines embedded into silicon oxide using a spacer-defined double patterning approach.
Dyesol reveals ruthenium-based dye solar cell collaboration 1st July 2010
Dyesol has announced a new collaboration to develop higher-performing ruthenium-based dye solar cell (DSC) technology, it emerged yesterday (30th June).
Reverso RÉserve de Marche
Since 1931, the swivel case of the Reverso has welcomed the most fascinating complications, the sophistication of jewelry of lifestyles. Nothing has ever diverted the Reverso from its basic rules of conduct: refinement, simple elegance and streamlined aesthetics.
AVENUE C JUMPING HOURS by Harry Winston
With its new Limited Edition Avenue C Jumping Hours, Harry Winston has created a timepiece that highlights the technical prowess, traditional craftsmanship and supreme quality of its watchmaking team.
