Column: The history of aluminum, from bauxite to cans Aluminum comes from bauxite. It takes about four tons of bauxite to produce two tons of alumina, a powdery white oxide of aluminum. The Persians used bauxite rich with alumina to create sturdy pottery ... 05/4/2024 - 11:50 pm | View Link
SC aluminum smelter getting another pollution permit review, this time with public input SC regulators will revisit a pollution permit application for Century Aluminum's smelter in Berkeley County, this time with input from a May 28 public hearing. 05/4/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
Ask Sam: A friendship is riding on this: Which side of aluminum foil is better, the shiny side or the dull side? Q: My friend always puts food in aluminum foil with the dull side out. She said her mother told her that the dull side absorbs heat, and the shiny side ... 05/4/2024 - 9:45 pm | View Link
Decarbonization of Aluminum Industries: States Play Pivotal Role, Study Reveals States should support aluminum industry's decarbonization by waiving or reducing charges for renewable power access. Priorities include giving right of way for evacuation infrastructure and ... 05/4/2024 - 6:06 pm | View Link
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Aluminium Aluminium. Discovery date. 1825. Discovered by. Hans Oersted. Origin of the name. The name is derived from the Latin name for alum, 'alumen' meaning bitter salt. Allotropes. Aluminium. 13. 26.982. Glossary. GroupA vertical column in the periodic table. 05/5/2024 - 2:18 am | View Website
Aluminium alloy An aluminium alloy ( UK / IUPAC) or aluminum alloy ( NA; see spelling differences) is an alloy in which aluminium (Al) is the predominant metal. The typical alloying elements are copper, magnesium, manganese, silicon, tin, nickel and zinc. 05/4/2024 - 2:19 am | View Website
Aluminium Aluminium is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than that of other common metals, about one-third that of steel. It has a great affinity towards oxygen, forming a protective layer of oxide on the surface when exposed to air. 05/4/2024 - 2:12 am | View Website
Aluminum | Uses, Properties, & Compounds | Britannica aluminum (Al), chemical element, a lightweight silvery white metal of main Group 13 (IIIa, or boron group) of the periodic table. Aluminum is the most abundant metallic element in Earth ’s crust and the most widely used nonferrous metal. 05/4/2024 - 12:03 am | View Website
Aluminum: occurrence, uses, and compounds | Britannica aluminum, Metallic chemical element, chemical symbol Al, atomic number 13. A lightweight, silvery white metal, it is so reactive chemically that it always occurs in compounds. It is the most abundant metallic element in Earth’s crust, chiefly in bauxite (its principal ore), feldspar s, mica s, clay minerals, and laterite. 05/3/2024 - 8:07 pm | View Website
Commencement ceremonies are being held at colleges and universities across the U. S. As many campuses have been roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war, some school administrations have taken steps to contain disruptions during their commencement activities.
University of Michigan’s commencement was held early Saturday with a few interruptions. Ahead of the ceremony, the school had said staff and security officers were ready to respond and that interfering with commencement would not be considered free speech.
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Here is a look at some of the commencement ceremonies:
Northeastern University
In Boston, commencement ceremonies for Northeastern University began peacefully Sunday morning at Fenway Park.
Some students waved Palestinian flags but those were dotted among flags from India, the U.
JERUSALEM — Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza on Sunday after Hamas militants attacked it, while the defense minister claimed Hamas wasn’t serious about a cease-fire deal and warned of “a powerful operation in the very near future in Rafah and other places across all of Gaza.”
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Both struck blows to ongoing cease-fire efforts in Cairo mediated by Egypt and Qatar after reported signs of progress.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem reportedly wrote in her new memoir that she met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un—but her spokesperson is later quoted as having said the statement was an “error.”
In No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward, Noem wrote that she met the North Korean leader while she was in Congress as South Dakota’s representative, according to news outlets which obtained a copy of the book ahead of its publication on May 7.
WASHINGTON — A driver died after a vehicle crashed into an outer perimeter gate of the White House complex, and the incident late Saturday was being investigated as a traffic crash, police said. President Joe Biden was spending the weekend in Delaware, and the Secret Service said there was no threat to the White House.
The male driver, who was not immediately identified, was found dead in the vehicle following the crash shortly before 10:30 p.m., according to a Secret Service statement.
The Metropolitan Police Department said the vehicle crashed into a security barrier at the intersection of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
As much of Britain and the world waits on baited breath over King Charles’s cancer treatment, it is only natural that many look back to his mother’s time on the throne with a mixture of nostalgia and regret. It was Queen Elizabeth II’s unchanging nature, epitomized by her unbending adherence to the royals’ unofficial motto of “Never complain, never explain” that made her a constant fixture in the lives of millions of Brits and billions more around the globe.