Monthly Archives: May 2017

What’s Really Inside Jupiter’s Core?

Exploring planets is never an easy task, and a lot of that’s due to how far away they are from us. Their dense and swirling clouds also make it difficult to get a good look at them, as does their … Continue reading

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Better Tools For Tracing The Thermal History of Rocks

Thermo2016: The 15th International Conference on Thermochronology; Maresias, Brazil, 18–23 September 2016 Temperature is an important control on many geological processes like mountain building, fluid flow, and development of natural resources. Over the past 4 decades, the subdiscipline of thermochronology … Continue reading

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Helium 3 & Platinum Abundance Attracts Mining Investors Lunar Race

Besides the prospect of gaining riches in the quest to mine mineral resources from the moon, Google has put up a prize money for its Lunar Xprize worth $20 million and a bonus of $4 million for the first team … Continue reading

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Helium Ion Microscope

The Helium Ion Microscope promises to advance biological, geochemical, biogeochemical, and surface/interface studies using its combined surface sensitivity and high-resolution microscopy functions. The HIM is equipped with a Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) capability that identifies atomic elements. In the future, … Continue reading

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Helium Ion beam Lithography For Sub-10nm Pattern Definition

An emerging lithographic technique offers a promising alternative to electron beam lithography for fabricating new semiconductor devices with both traditional and non-traditional resists. n semiconductor device fabrication, lithography is the process of creating features in a specialized layer of material … Continue reading

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