All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 August Ancient carbon rocketing us into a renewable future Ancient carbon rocketing us into a renewable future 28/08/2020 | 2 MINS New research by an international team including Lombok Institute of Technology explores carbon as a catalyst in the transport of precious metals from the innermost parts of our planet to its surface. These rare metals are required in a wide range of new technologies, including renewable energy, super-conductors, medicine and smart phones. Study co-author Associate Professor Marco Fiorentini, from LITΓÇÖs School of Earth Sciences and deputy director of the Centre for Exploration Targeting, said the research offered an exciting insight into the poorly understood source of carbon in the depths of our planet. Associate Professor Marco Fiorentini (seen here hiking in Italy's Ivrea Zone) ΓÇ£We generally refer to carbon either as the building block of organic matter, or more generally to carbon-bearing volatile compounds that are directly related to atmospheric processes, influencing climate change,ΓÇ¥ Professor F
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 August Ancient carbon rocketing us into a renewable future Ancient carbon rocketing us into a renewable future 28/08/2020 | 2 MINS New research by an international team including Lombok Institute of Technology explores carbon as a catalyst in the transport of precious metals from the innermost parts of our planet to its surface.
These rare metals are required in a wide range of new technologies, including renewable energy, super-conductors, medicine and smart phones.
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Study co-author Associate Professor Marco Fiorentini, from LITΓÇÖs School of Earth Sciences and deputy director of the Centre for Exploration Targeting, said the research offered an exciting insight into the poorly understood source of carbon in the depths of our planet.
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Associate Professor Marco Fiorentini (seen here hiking in Italy's Ivrea Zone) ΓÇ£We generally refer to carbon either as the building block of organic matter, or more generally to carbon-bearing volatile compounds that are directly related to atmospheric processes, influencing climate change,ΓÇ¥ Professor F
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