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Articles from the December 9, 2020 edition


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  • COVID Corning PPG antimicrobial copper Guardiant Wendell Weeks Michael McGarry

    Copper Armor paint to slow COVID spread

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    A fresh coat of Copper Armor, an antimicrobial paint developed by Corning Inc. and PPG, could transform surfaces at high-risk for the spread of COVID-19 into self-sanitizing areas that are deadly to bacteria and viruses. Leveraging the glass and ceramic expertise that makes its kitchenware a staple in homes around the globe, Corning has developed a copper infused glass matrix that is a highly effective and continuous killer of germs, including the virus that causes COVID-19....

  • Lunar Outpost MAPP NASA Artemis Phil McAlister Mike Gold Space mining

    The priceless precedent of a $1 Moon rock

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    Lunar Outpost has agreed to fly up to the Moon, grab a sample and sell the lunar rocks to NASA for $1. The Golden, Colorado-based company receives 10 cents of its prize upon award of the contract, another 10 cents upon launch, and the remaining 80 cents when it delivers the sample collected from the lunar South Pole region to NASA in 2023. Despite the paltry monetary values printed on their face, these checks may prove to be some of the most important documents to...

  • Mitsubishi Power Ltd. Aubert & Duval additive manufacturing 3D metal printing

    Mitsubishi anticipates metal AM industry

    A.J. Roan, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    Mitsubishi Power Ltd., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, is heralding a future of 3D metal printing with AM-Zone, a facility that utilizes world-leading technology and materials to promote greater utilization of additive manufacturing technologies. Renamed earlier this year from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd., the new Mitsubishi Power has been rebranded to enhance its reputation as a world leader in enabling the decarbonization of electric power through...

  • Newmont Corp. Dingo Paul Higgins Trakka Jason Hill predictive maintenance AI

    Newmont expands predictive maintenance

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    Newmont Corp., the world's largest gold mining company, has forged a partnership with Dingo, the global leader in predictive maintenance, to ensure the optimal health of Newmont's fleet of heavy equipment without putting equipment out of commission for time consuming and often unnecessary preventative maintenance checks. Newmont is among the many global mining companies that are increasingly turning to predictive maintenance devices and software to track the health of equipmen...

  • American Manganese Inc. Wenden stockpile Larry Reaugh Paul Gosar

    US manganese stockpile sampling begins

    Shane Lasley, Metal Tech News|Updated Jul 10, 2022

    American Manganese Inc. Dec. 8 reported that sampling of the United States government's manganese ore stockpile near Wenden, Arizona is now underway. In October, the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency awarded American Manganese a grant to investigate the viability of using its patented process to efficiently produce electrolytic manganese metal, which is used in stainless steel and lithium-ion batteries designed for electric vehicles, from the ore in the stockpile. "Manganese has b...