Clay minerals are a major constituent of the earth's surface and are mainly found in the sediments of lakes, rivers and oceans. The properties of clay and claystone crucially depend on how the tiny ...

BETHEL, Ohio — There are two ways to determine the purity of clay. “One is to bring a sample into the laboratory and do a study of it,” said Warren Huff, a University of Cincinnati mineralogist. “The ...

A nylon 6-clay hybrid (nanocomposite, NCH) was developed by Toyota CRDL group. In the NCH, the silicate layers of clay mineral are dispersed on a nanometer level and are strongly interacted with the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- What makes some clays such powerful antimicrobial agents capable of killing MRSA and other virulent bacteria? It's a question that University at Buffalo researchers have been studying ...

New research set out to improve the engineering quality of clay using waste materials and a secret binder ingredient. Clay is a natural material composed primarily of fine-grain minerals. It consists ...

A team at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology has identified quantum-active properties in vermiculite, a common clay mineral already mined on an industrial scale. The finding, published ...