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| CHEMISTRY PUTS NEW SPARKLE IN DIAMONDS |
| Diamonds are getting bigger, more colorful and cheaper, thanks to chemistry. A favorite gem at Valentine's Day is getting a makeover with synthetic diamond making processes, according to the Feb. 2 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. |
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| RUTGERS EXPLORER DESCRIBES SEA FLOOR HOT SPRINGS AS TEEMING WITH VALUABLE MINERALS AND MICROBES |
| With only about 5 percent of the sea floor explored in detail, a picture is emerging of a vast system of natural undersea dynamos, fueled by hot springs, that produce not only valuable mineral deposits, but habitats for unique, heat-loving organisms that can provide materials for products ranging from detergents to pharmaceuticals. |
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| MELTING CRUST MAKES RICH MINERAL DEPOSITS: GEOLOGIST |
| A University of Toronto study suggests why giant gold and copper deposits are found at some volcanoes but not others, a finding that could point prospectors to large deposits of these and other valuable metals. |
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