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The Motley Fool April 11, 2011 David Lee Smith	Alcoa and Its Pals Gaining on Steel With the need to trim automotive weight, Alcoa and its pals just might benefit.
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Technology Research News June 2, 2004	Nanotubes Move Molten Metal Researchers from the University of California at Berkeley have found a way to move globules of molten metal that are as small as 30 nanometers in diameter. A nanometer is one millionth of a millimeter, or the span of 10 hydrogen atoms.
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Chemistry World April 25, 2007 Victoria Gill	Nanoscale Scales Scientists at MIT have designed a device able to accurately weigh single nanoparticles within a liquid. The new technique is based on the ultra-sensitive mass detection made possible by nanomechanical resonators.
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The Motley Fool May 19, 2005 Rich Duprey	Apollo Steels Itself The equity firm taking over Metals USA has apparently surveyed the steel industry and likes its prospects. It's paying Metals USA shareholders $22 in cash for their shares, a 58% premium, which will be financed by a combination of equity and debt.
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Chemistry World August 2, 2013 Hayley Birch	Sound solution to nanoparticle handling problems Researchers are using ultrasound to bond nanoparticles -- essentially sticking together particles too small to be seen with sounds too high-pitched to be heard.
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