The calculations predicted that one layer of iridium would not be sufficient to drive the oxygen evolution reaction but that ...
Scientists have discovered levels of iridium 30 times greater than average in the Cretaceous/Tertiary (KT) boundary, the layer of sedimentary rock laid down at the time of the dinosaur extinction.
The idea was first proposed in 1980 by physicist Luis Alvarez; his son, the geologist Walter Alverez; and their colleagues after they noticed the high levels of iridium in this layer. The team ...
The pollution eventually settled to the ground, forming a thin layer of iridium. The theory is still subject to debate.
Smoltek Nanotech Holding AB (Göteborg, Sweden) announced that its subsidiary Smoltek Hydrogen has entered a strategic ...