The Magnesium Civilization

iPhone app “The Magnesium Civilization”(Japanese Edition) is now on sale!

staff — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:48:14 +0000

“The Magnesium Civilization” (Japanese Edition) is now on sale at AppStore!

・Magnesium Bunmeiron (The Magnesium Civilization) – PHP Institute,Inc

Construction of the world’s biggest metal magnesium unified base starts in China

staff — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:47:19 +0000

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(日本語) Googleブックスで『マグネシウム文明論』の一部をお読みいただけます

staff — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:10:06 +0000

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Keynote speech at Chikyu-wo-kangaerukai

staff — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:38:02 +0000

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New technologies for Magnesium Alloy

staff — Sat, 22 May 2010 07:35:04 +0000

Yoshihito Kawamura, professor at the Kumamoto University Graduate School of Science and Technology developed the strongest ultralight magnesium alloy ,of which weight is 2/3 of 7075 aluminium alloy. (Related article)

On the other hand, Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) developed a new rolling process for commercial magnesium alloy sheets with high room-temperature formability. (Press Release)

This means that a conventional press-forming machine without heating equipment can be used to press the new magnesium alloy sheets and that significant cost reduction and enhanced productivity can be expected.

ARPA-E invests in magnesim-ion battery venture company

staff — Fri, 07 May 2010 04:18:28 +0000

Greentech Media said:

The Department of Energy announced $106M today in funding for 37 experimental projects that could radically change the ways that we think of “alternative energy.”

One of these projects is an inexpensive, rechargeable magnesium-ion battery for electric and hybrid-electric vehicle.

Pellion Technologies, Inc. – $3.2M – the project will develop an inexpensive, rechargeable magnesium-ion battery for electric and hybrid-electric vehicle applications. Computational methods and accelerated chemical synthesis will be used to develop new materials and chemistries.

TSC and SAITEC developed “Magnesium battery”

staff — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:36:06 +0000

WIRED VISION introduces “Magnesium battery” developed by TSC and SAITEC. (This article is written in Japanese)
TSC and SAITEC is developping primary battery “magnesium-air battery” and “magnesium-water battery”, secondary battery “magnesium-metal battery”.

On March 16th, Business Front Line (NHK BS1) broadcasts “Possibility of magnesium fuel”

staff — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:07:24 +0000

On March 16th, NHK Business Front Line (BS1 23:40-24:00) broadcasts “Possibility of magnesium fuel” in their program.

On March 8th, NHK WORLD broadcasted “Magnesium energy cycle”

staff — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:06 +0000

On March 8th, NHK World broadcasted “Magnesium enegy cycle” in their news program.

Rendering of Pegasus desalination plant

staff — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:18:45 +0000

Rendering of desalination plant

Pegasos Electra developed “Pegasus desalination device” which uses
solar heat by a new method, as we mentioned in the article “A new
seawater-desalination technology which uses solar energy”.
Pegasos Electra is proposing a desalination plant for oversea clients.
The following photo is a redering of a desalination plant which
provides fresh water of 100 cubic meters/day. It consists of 10 units
of Pegasus desalination devices.
The plant draws water from the sea or a lake and warms up to 80-90 °C,
and makes it to distillated water. (We have to add some mineral to it
for agricultural water or drinkable water.)
Pegasus desalination plant works with solar-heat and consumes no electricity.