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New funding will explore the mysteries of the Platinum group elements to investigate possible alternatives to rare and expensive materials used in an array of clean energy applications.

Periodic table - the platinum group metals

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Sunlight can break plastic down into chemicals that dissolve in water

Source: YahooNews | Published: September 13, 2021

Why anti-vaxxers are stuck on the "magnetic vaccine" conspiracy theory

Source: New Wise | Published: June 18, 2021

Magnets: The Hidden Objects Powering Your Life

Source: NPR Short Wave | Published: February 24, 2021

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Latest News & Features

$1M Department of Energy grant to explore clean energy materials
New funding will explore the mysteries of the Platinum group elements to investigate possible alternatives to rare and expensive materials used in an array of clean energy applications.

19 October 2021
NSF grant funds new 40T superconducting magnet design
The world's next most powerful superconducting magnet will be designed at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.

3 October 2021
National Maglab Chief Scientist Appointed to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Laura Greene is joining a prestigious group of advisors on US science and technology.

22 September 2021
MagLab Researchers find Oxygen Spike Coincided with Ancient Global Extinction
Researchers believe the ocean oxygenation occurred over a few tens of thousands of years, a very brief period in Earth’s geological history.

2 August 2021

Last modified on 1 October 2021