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Flexible zinc–ion batteries maintain stable voltage after bending with new hydrogel electrolyte
A research team led by Prof. Hu Linhua from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of ...
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Behavior of Chromium, Nickel, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, and Mercury in the Blast Furnace—A Critical Review of Literature Data and Plant Investigations
Blast furnaces have a huge turnover of materials. Besides the transformation of the main elements iron and carbon, a large variety of other elements (present at low concentrations in different input ...
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Thermodynamic and kinetic studies of cadmium adsorption from aqueous solution onto rice husk - SciELO - Brasil
Effect of Temperature. The adsorption of cadmium on rice husk was investigated as a function of temperature and maximum uptake was obtained at 25 o C. Experiments were performed at temperatures of 25, ...
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Performance of scintillator-based detectors for photon counting x-ray computed tomography | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore
Photon counting detectors (PCDs) for x-ray computed tomography (CT) are the future of CT imaging. They improve the spatial resolution by a factor of 2 and make it possible to access spectral data ...
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Concentrations of Metals (Zinc, Copper, Cadmium, and Mercury) in Three Domestic Ducks in France: Pekin, Muscovy, and Mule Ducks
The role of different factors such as biological material (tissues, organs) and trophic condition (overfeeding or not) in the metal accumulation was studied in three genotypes of ducks (Pekin, Muscovy ...
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Cadmium, a proven carcinogen, has contaminated some of the most consumed foods in France. Doctors warn against a 'public health time bomb' - Le Monde.fr
The average cadmium concentration in the French population nearly doubled in 10 years, based on two major epidemiological surveys led by Santé Publique France: It rose from 0.29 µg/g during 2006 ...