Rare Earth Elements – your iPhone depends on it!
So you’ve seen it in the headlines — the U.S. has uncovered an estimated $1 trillion worth of minerals in Afghanistan. Besides iron and copper (largest mineral deposits discovered), there are deposits of niobium, a soft metal used in producing superconducting steel, lithium, gold, copper, and rare earth elements (REEs).1 If your chemistry is as [...]
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger was just released from a hospital in Seoul, Korea after suffering from stomach pains. For the younger generation, Kissinger may be a familiar name but his achievements might not be known. Kissinger was the U.S. Secretary of State in the mid-70s for Nixon and Ford. A Harvard grad, the German-born government employee was [...]
Idea Packing for the Weekend
With the weekend upon us, here are a few conversation starters, trivial pieces of info, and basic things you should know before your get together. The New Jersey Nets have started the season 0-13 and are still waiting for their first win. The new Twilight movie made $72.7 million in its opening day, smashing the [...]
Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is in the news this week because of South Africa’s controversial decision to deny him a visa to attend a peace conference. South African government would prefer that the Dalai Lama visit sometime after 2010 so as to postpone any potential political upheaval until the World Cup, hosted by South Africa in [...]
All These People, and Still the Marlins Couldn’t Fill Their Stadium
It’s time for some numbers. In 2008, there were over 6.7 billion people in the world, so the next time you’re estimating how much money you could make if you received 10 cents from each person in the world, it’s a safe assumption that you could start with roughly 7 billion people because we are [...]
