New research demonstrates how nanoparticles of silver in antibacterial socks and other fabrics may be released into the environment by washing. The study suggests that the release of silver from the textiles depends to a large extent on the way the silver has been incorporated into the fabric and that producers have possibilities for minimising release.

Recent research has found that silver nanoparticles in sewage sludge, which is used on agricultural land as a fertiliser, can be toxic to soil microorganisms. The researchers calculated that a maximum of 30mg of silver nanoparticles per kilogram of sludge can be applied to land before harm occurs, based on typical application rates in Germany of five tons per hectare of farmland every three years.

Silver nanoparticles are toxic to common bacteria at concentrations found in many aquatic environments across the globe, new research has found. Bacteria often form a key part of ecosystems and these impacts may be felt by the entire system, the researchers warn.

Silver nanoparticles are used in a range of household products. This study investigated the risk to plants of these nanoparticles in soil, showing that risk was overall low but increased when soils contained high levels of chlorine. The researchers, therefore, suggest that the risk of silver nanoparticles to plants may increase in salty soils or those irrigated with poor-quality water. These findings could be important for future risk assessments.

A new study has analysed the environmental impact of 15 products containing nanosilver, highlighting the contribution of this novel material to the items’ overall environmental burden. The findings show that nanosilver impacts, such as fossil fuel depletion and human-health impacts, are relative to content, and can be marginal when considered in the context of the product’s other materials. Based on their results, the researchers recommend considering the overall impacts and benefits of nano-enabled products in evaluation and environmental guidance on their development.

A new study has examined the toxic effects of silver nanoparticles on plants. Using a range of spectroscopic and imaging techniques, the researchers demonstrate how silver nanoparticles can reduce the growth of wheat, as well as interfere with genes that help the plant deal with pathogens and stress.

Actress names new addition Bear Blu Jarecki. Alicia Silverstone has become the latest mother in the current Hollywood baby boom, giving birth to a baby boy on M

Actress comes under fire after she reveals that she chews her toddler's food before feeding it to him.

Actress and healthy living author is sourcing stories from other mothers for her new book "The Kind Mama."

Silverstone hopes to connect vegan moms who have extra breastmilk to share with others in need.

Anyone who's ever polished silver knows that keeping the tarnish at bay is never ending work. But, you may not know that polishing also rubs away some of the pr

Jason Alexander Byers uses an unusual material to make an environmental point.

A joint scientific statement reveals that the use of sugar-free products doesn't necessarily guarantee a smaller waistline.

The Salmon Cove home was built with the environment in mind.

Environmentalists may have to resort to civil disobedience to fight the source of country’s biggest greenhouse gas.

Mr. Silverio was profiled in the Heroes Among Us by People Magazine

The Comfort Inn & Conference Center Northeast, in Atlanta, GA, offers convenient accommodations to players and fans attending upcoming Atlanta Silverbacks' soccer games at Atlanta Silverbacks Park.

A panel of seven Colorado doctors, including Chief Veterinary Officer of Folium Biosciences, Dr. Robert J. Silver, provided a packed lecture hall, with the most up to date information on using cannabis with animals.

Silver Lining encourages strength when facing adversity and overcoming situations of despair - bullying, violence, abuse, trauma - reminding us to practice self love, patience, and acceptance over hate.

HHI Lifting, one of the most respected manufacturers of a wide range of slings and lifting appliances in the US, is re-launching HHIperlift Spectra Slings as Silverback Slings, offering a better line of products.

Standout neighborhoods and employees take home four awards

MATRIX, the learning management system (LMS) for businesses created by CYPHER LEARNING, has been announced as a Silver winner in the Brandon Hall Excellence Awards 2019.

Sell gold, silver & diamond jewellery near you in Noida, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon/Gurugram & Delhi NCR.

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We Silver Jewels continues to maintain as well as broaden its dedicated customer base with a liberal assortment of wholesale silver jewelry.

Joyce S. Hagel-Silverman has been endorsed by Marquis Who's Who as a leader in psychotherapy.

eNox Media wins a Silver ADDY® Award this past week in Public Service - Online/Interactive category for Fishbein Foundation website.

The Silver Lining Action Plan is now Pay-What-You-Can for all small businesses globally.

Scott Anthony, president of Innosight.

Nate Silver, statistician and founder of The New York Times political blog FiveThirtyEight.com.

Mr Garrett Weldon of Weldons jewelers Dublin announced a new arrival in stock of a very interesting antique Irish silver salver, made in Dublin circa 1740, by Samuel Walker.

Volition is looking for an experienced Environment Artist to help us build the world for the next Saints Row title! You will work with a tight, collaborative team of artists and designers to create environments that are both beautiful and fun to play in.  You will be making major contributions to our world using our unique approach to world building with our proprietary world editor.  Responsibilities: Create environments from initial rough layout to completed polished spaces Build urban, interior, and natural spaces using our in-house world editor Author game ready assets that work well within given technical limitations Collaborate closely with level designers to create spaces that adhere to gameplay requirements Focus on the "big picture." Understand when details matter, and when broad strokes are more important Qualifications: 3+ years of experience in game development creating environments Strong communication skills. Must be able to be a master collaborator Ability to work with a library of assets to build visually interesting, dynamic gameplay spaces Strong understanding of form, shape, structure, and silhouette in regards to scene composition A keen eye for developing a visual mood as it relates to storytelling Comfortable working within technical limitations such as vertex and object counts, materials (draw calls), streaming conditions, etc. Fluent knowledge of at least one major 3d package (3dsmax preferred) Experience building environments in a game engine (Unreal4, Unity) Well-versed in PBR workflow Pluses: Strong foundation in the traditional arts, including but not limited to figure drawing, environmental development and/or architectural illustration Familiarity with procedural content authoring tools (Substance Designer, World Machine, Houdini) Basic Level Design Knowledge Sample Work Required: Portfolio should demonstrate ability to build fully realized environments. Fully fleshed out spaces are more helpful than examples of individual assets To apply, please send your resume, portfolio/sample work, and a cover letter to jobs@dsvolition.com with “Environment Artist” in the subject line. At Deep Silver Volition we believe in fostering an open, collaborative and diverse environment, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider all qualified applicants without attention to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, or military status.

The IT industry should see about half of the top ten IT services companies requiring fresh, top-rated tech talent, almost a third of the remaining services pool, and almost 15 to 18% of the high tech product / internet or GICs going for it.

Stock up on gold and silver before the virus crisis is over: Jim Rogers

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Everything that shines is not gold, it could be silver: Jim Rogers

We manufactured a crisis much before the pandemic hit the financial world.

In the international market, silver was quoting 1.44 per cent higher at $15.82 per ounce in New York.

Gregg Ramsdell, 61, of Columbus, entered a guilty plea to one count of false statements and one count of violation of the Stolen Valor Act.

This guidebook describes major biological and physical attributes of the 243-ha(600-ac) North Fork Silver Creek Research Natural Area (RNA), Josephine County, Oregon.

Official website of recording artist Silversun Pickups. This site for one of USA’s leading alternative rock bands, receives high weekly traffic from all over the world and looks great while doing it.

We kicked things off with an update on Rob's marijuana abstaining, or lack thereof. We then spend a good amount...

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The present invention is directed to an electroconductive silver thick film paste composition comprising Ag, a glass frit and rhodium resinate, Cr2O3 or a mixture thereof all dispersed in an organic medium. The present invention is further directed to an electrode formed from the paste composition and a semiconductor device and, in particular, a solar cell comprising such an electrode. The paste is particularly useful for forming a tabbing electrode.

A method of manufacturing a silver miniwire film is provided, wherein the film exhibits a reduced sheet resistance.

After a reducing agent is added to a water reaction system containing silver ions to deposit silver particles by reduction, the silver particles are dried to obtain a silver powder which is heat-treated at a temperature of higher than 100° C. and lower than 400° C. The silver powder thus heat-treated has a maximum coefficient of thermal expansion of not greater than 1.5% at a temperature of 50° C. to 800° C., and has no heating peak when the silver powder is heated from 50° C. to 800° C. The silver powder has an ignition loss of not greater than 1.0% when the silver powder is ignited until the weight of the silver powder is constant at 800° C. The silver powder has a tap density of not less than 2 g/cm3 and a BET specific surface area of not greater than 5 m2/g.

A platinum-free silver alloy may include about 0.1% to 0.9% Au, about 83% to 90% Ag, about 2% to 3% Pd, about 3% to 5% Zn, about 2% to 8% Cu, about 0.01% to 0.4% B, about 0.1% to 0.3% Ge, and about 0.01% to 0.03% Ir.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing a spherical mesoporous silica structure containing silver nanoparticles dispersed therein by adding a silver nitrate solution to an aqueous surfactant solution and performing a sol-gel process and to spherical mesoporous silica prepared thereby. The spherical mesoporous silica is cost-effective compared to a conventional method that uses silver nanoparticles as a raw material, because the silver nitrate solution that is inexpensive compared to silver nanoparticles is used. Also, the spherical mesoporous silica can be with high productivity in large amounts, and thus is easily commercialized. Moreover, because silver nanoparticles are incorporated into the pores of the mesoporous silica, the silver nanoparticles are used stably and do not change color and odor. In addition, the spherical mesoporous silica exhibits various additional effects, including far-infrared ray emission and deodorization, attributable to silica.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a method for making silver nanoparticles, and includes steps of reacting a silver salt with a phosphene amino acid to make silver nanoparticles. Exemplary phosphene amino acids include trimers, with a particular example being a trimeric amino acid conjugate containing one phosphene group. In an exemplary method of the invention, the silver nanoparticles may be produced in timer periods of less than about 30 minutes, and at temperatures of less than about 40° C. Other methods of the invention are directed to methods for stabilizing silver nanoparticles.

A process for manufacturing high aspect ratio silver nanowires is provided, wherein the recovered silver nanowires exhibit an average diameter of 25 to 80 nm and an average length of 10 to 100 μm; and, wherein the total glycol concentration is