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Radioactive waste management technologies and services projected to reach $21.3 billion by 2020
Macroeconomic and statistical data from various organizations estimate that total radioactive waste produced in 2015 reached around 42.4 million cubic meters. Quantities are expected to continue their positive growth rate at a projected five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.4%, reaching 50 million cubic meters by the end of…
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2018: Year of the Dog likely to live up to its name for Chinese mineral consumers
We are entering the Chinese New Year of 2018—the Year of the Dog—a festival that officially lasts February 16–March 2, 2018. Many Chinese ceramic mineral consumers in the West also hope that it will be a time to take stock and perhaps see what might be in store regarding China’s…
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Glassy hillforts: Geoscience or materials science? Past or future?
A hillfort is a type of prehistoric fortification consisting of one or more lines of earthwork (fort) on a raised area of land (hill), which was used to defend settlements in Bronze and Iron Age Europe. The defensive earthwork structure contains ramparts made of earth, stone, and/or wood, with an…