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Solvay launches rare earth recycling activity in France

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Belgium-based chemical group Solvay has opened two rare earth recycling units in France. In order to diversify its sources of supply and preserve resources, Solvay has developed a process for recovering rare earths contained in end-of-life equipment such as low-energy light bulbs, batteries or magnets.

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This Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track

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Over the last 35 years, engineers have achieved a resolution reduction of two orders of magnitude by working on a combination of three factors: the wavelength of the light; k 1 , a coefficient that encapsulates process-related factors; and numerical aperture (NA), a measure of the range of angles over which the system can emit light.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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The most notorious problem was “sparkle,” a defect that caused small spots of light to appear on the display screen. Mercury News criticized the “flashbulb effect” noticeable during the swimming event. “Then Al would go in and do some good. That technique eased a lot of tension—it was a way to get things done.”

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