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DETROIT, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As automotive engineers and designers develop the best solutions to meet more stringent fuel economy standards and safety regulations, the North American steel industry is accelerating its work to provide advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) solutions for vehicle mass reduction and performance improvements. To foster crucial discussions regarding how steel can help automakers meet these upcoming requirements, the Steel Market Development...

SAN MATEO, Calif., March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- China Armco Metals, Inc. (AMEX: CNAM) ("China Armco" or the "Company"), a distributor of imported metal ore and metal recycler, today announced that it will release its fourth quarter and year end 2011 financial results on Friday, March 30, 2012. The conference call will take place at 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, March 30, 2012. To attend the call, please use the dial-in information below. When prompted, ask for the "China Armco Metals...

University of Illinois research reports that swine producers can feed distiller's dried grain with solubles (DDGS) to their pigs without concern for sulfur content. "When you buy DDGS, you don't have to be concerned about the level of sulfur it contains because there doesn't appear to be any impact on pig performance," said U of I animal sciences professor Hans Stein. According to the researcher, DDGS, a co-product of the ethanol industry, is used as a feed ingredient in diets fed to...

New report finds the American steel industry supported more than one million jobs in the U.S. economy in 2011; each job in U.S. steel industry supports seven jobs in the U.S. economy WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A just-released report by Timothy J. Considine, professor of energy economics, University of Wyoming, reveals that the American steel industry is playing a significant role in leading manufacturing's post-recession resurgence primarily because it is...

Iron is key to reversing global warming, Concordia and McGill research shows Canada defines itself as a nation that stretches from coast to coast to coast. But can we keep those coasts healthy in the face of climate change? Yves Gélinas, associate professor in Concordia’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has found the solution in a surprising element: iron. In a study published in Nature, Gélinas — along with Concordia PhD candidate Karine Lalonde and graduate Alexandre...

New American Chemical Society podcast The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS) award-winning "Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions" podcast series describes the development of a new test that could help track down and prosecute terrorists. Amid concerns about the threat of terrorist attacks, scientists have been seeking better protection for the U.S. and other nations. One such team has developed a technique that could help authorities catch terrorists and put them...

LONDON, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategic Minerals Plc (AIM: SML), the magnetite focused iron ore producer and exploration company, is delighted to announce that it has entered into a commercial contract ("Contract") with a subsidiary of Glencore International PLC (LSE:GLEN), for the sale of iron ore concentrate from its Cobre Project in New Mexico, to Glencore AG. Under the terms of the Contract, the total quantity of magnetite to be made available to Glencore...

By studying samples from carbon-rich meteorites, scientists with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center say they have discovered that the building blocks of life can be created and maintained in extreme heat, not just in cooler conditions as had previously been believed. In a Friday press release, the U.S. space agency reports that experts from the Greenbelt, Maryland facility's Astrobiology Analytical Laboratory studied 14 samples and discovered "minerals that indicated they had experienced...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wheels Task Force of the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) and Michelin announced the scholarship winners of Lawrence Technological University's (LTU) Steel Wheel Design Competition at the program's unveiling this week at the LTU campus in Southfield. For the second year in a row, Colin Bonathan, a junior, won first place and was awarded a $2,500 scholarship. Second place went to Michael Levich, a freshman, who received a...

The ability to detect and respond to magnetic fields is not usually associated with living things. Yet some organisms, including some bacteria and various migratory animals, do respond to magnetic fields. In migratory animals like fish, birds, and turtles, this behavior involves small magnetic particles in the nervous system. However, how these particles form and what they are actually doing is not fully understood. In a new study, published February 28 in the online, open-access journal...