And Nucryst might apply its patented manufacturing process, which breaks the bulk silver down and then builds it back up atom by atom into silver nanocrystals, to other noble metals like gold and platinum for formulations to treat diseases as diverse as arthritis and cancer.

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It emerged that in her capacity as a secretary at the British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Association in London, she had photographed documents on the British atom bomb and passed them on to the KGB.

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