Research Gives Insight into Graphene-Metal Junctions
Source: R&D Daily  (9/19/12)
"A University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues have developed a better understanding of how graphene-metal interfaces affect the movement of electrons through two-terminal junctions." More >

The Astounding Rise of Western Rare Earth Extraction: Jack Lifton
Source: JT Long of The Critical Metals Report  (9/18/12)
Got a rare earth deposit? Great. Got a mine? Even better. But do you have a processing plant? No? That could be a problem. The market doesn't understand how complex and expensive solid-phase rare earth extraction can be, but Metals Consultant Jack Lifton is here to put it into layman's terms in this exclusive interview with The Critical Metals Report. Lifton discusses processing innovations from North America, Germany and India that are changing the cost picture. He even names some companies that could see huge changes in their bottom lines in the coming years. More >

Bob Moriarty: Finding Massively Undervalued Energy Stocks in Today's Irrational Market
Source: Karen Roche of The Energy Report  (9/18/12)
Bob Moriarty knows his own mind, and his frank, no-nonsense commentary has won him a large following of devoted fans—not to mention a track record of outstanding returns on investment. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, the irreverent, irrepressible 321energy.com founder shares his take on energy markets. Although he describes today's markets as the most irrational he's ever witnessed, he asserts that energy stocks—many of them massively undervalued—are bound to reward long-haul investors like himself. "You don't have to pick stocks in this environment," he advises. "Just take a dart and throw it." More >

Three Factors Point to Higher Oil Prices
Source: Kent Moors, Oil & Energy Investor  (9/18/12)
"The problem is that prices are not just reflective of new supplies, either too much or too little. By focusing only on how much is there, these analysts fundamentally provide a distorted view of the market." More >

Improving Your Value Investing
Source: Kalyan Nandy, Zacks Investment Research  (9/18/12)
"You can greatly improve the odds in your favor by adding earnings momentum to your stock selection framework." More >

Solar Investment Opportunities
Source: Jeff Siegel, Energy & Capital  (9/18/12)
"While panel and cell manufacturers are barely treading water these days, installers, engineering firms and tech plays are cleaning up." More >

When You Should Stop Buying Gold
Source: Frank Holmes, U.S. Global Investors  (9/18/12)
"Ron Rimbus argues to give up one's gold when governments give up on fiat currencies—but not a moment sooner." More >

Are Stroke Drugs Better than Stents?
Source: Wall Street Journal, Thomas Burton  (9/18/12)
"Research that suggests prescription drugs are as good or better at preventing strokes than interventional procedures is prompting doctors to recommend against carotid surgery and carotid stent implants in most patients who haven't had stroke symptoms. The shift has broad implications for large medical-device makers that make carotid stents to open neck arteries." More >

The Mystery Behind High North American Gas Prices: Solved
Source: Keith Schaefer, Oil and Gas Investments Bulletin  (9/18/12)
"North American drivers are now competing with global drivers—and global industry—for cheap American crude." More >

Brock Salier Unlocks the Secrets of Gold Miner Valuations
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (9/17/12)
What does high grading have to do with the disconnect between high gold prices and low valuations among junior and mid-cap producers? In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Brock Salier, a mining analyst with GMP Securities Europe LLP in London, explains high grading and provides insights into the future of gold mining in Africa, from high-grade underground assets to low-grade near-surface discoveries. More >

Central Bank Policy 'Hugely Bullish' for Commodities
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/17/12)
"Despite recent euro strength however, the cost of buying gold in euros remained within 2% of its spot market all-time high during Monday morning's trading." More >

Is Silver Fast on Its Way to $50/oz?
Source: Hubert Moolman  (9/17/12)
"If silver continues to follow the pattern that gold formed, then we can expect a massive spike toward $50/oz and beyond, very soon." More >

Gold Futures Struggle for Direction Post-Fed Glow
Source: MarketWatch, Claudia Assis and Sara Sjolin  (9/17/12)
"Gold futures weaved in and out of the red Monday, looking for a firmer direction after they rallied strongly last week on the Federal Reserve's latest bond-buying plan." More >

Mali's Gold Industry Resists Turmoil
Source: Reuters, Joe Penney  (9/17/12)
"The chaos that erupted in the months since the military staged a coup d'etat has left the country's twin economic engines, the cotton and gold industries, essentially untouched, in contrast to the vast economic damage caused by coups and conflicts in West African neighbors like Guinea and Ivory Coast." More >

The Next Recession Will Be Triggered by Oil
Source: Toby Connor, GoldScents  (9/17/12)
"Any move of 100% or more in energy prices within a year has historically been the straw that breaks the camel's back. More >

'Cyborg' Tissue Blurs the Line Between Man and Machine
Source: Michael Robinson, Money Morning  (9/17/12)
"We're getting very close to the day in which we augment robots with 'smart' human tissue. We'll grow tissue in labs and equip it with onboard electronics made possible by nanotech circuits." More >

Medtronic Wants Drug Industry Partners for Alzheimer's
Source: Bloomberg, Michelle Fay Cortez  (9/17/12)
"The push into Alzheimer's would expand the scope of Medtronic technology that’s been used for two decades to treat pain and spasticity." More >

Apple's iPhone 5 Lightning Dock Could Drive Medical Devices to Bluetooth
Source: eweek, Brian Horowitz  (9/17/12)
"Medical devices that connect to the iPhone include glucometers, heart rate monitors and fitness sensors. The iPhone also can act as a Smart Ready hub to connect Smart peripherals, which collect data on patient vital signs." More >

Five Medtech Ideas to Leverage
Source: George S. Mack, The Life Sciences Report  (9/16/12)
Before spending the last decade as a sellside analyst, James Terwilliger, now with The Benchmark Company, worked at Johnson & Johnson and other medtech companies where he learned quickly that the way to a surgeon's heart is to bring shiny new technology into the office. Physicians who spend their working lives in interventional cath labs or hospital operating suites have a natural inclination to listen and learn about new ideas and see how the latest toys work. But medtech companies want to sell their mature product lines as well. "Face time with the physician is hugely important because that new product doesn't just drive the new business," says Terwillger. "It also puts the medical device sales force in the position to do a pull-through with other products." He learned all the tricks first-hand. More >

UAF Tapped to Research Rare Earth Minerals
Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner  (9/15/12)
"The UAF Minerals Industry Research Laboratory received a $297,000 contract to identify the best techniques for processing rare earth minerals, along with the best ways to handle waste rock." More >

Five Must-Haves for Junior Mining Companies: Aleksandra Bukacheva
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Gold Report  (9/14/12)
Valuation disconnects among producers, rising gold price and juniors facing funding crunches are among the factors fueling a spate of M&A activity. In her first exclusive Gold Report interview, Aleksandra (Sasha) Bukacheva, a mining research analyst with Fraser Mackenzie in Toronto, shares her list of likely targets and suitors in the zinc, copper and precious metals spaces. More >

How Long Before Money Collapses?
Source: Julian Phillips, Gold Forecaster  (9/14/12)
"Gold remains in the bulk of the world's leading reserves for that rainy day when something else is needed other than the currency issued by the nation's central bank." More >

The Printing Presses Are Now Running 24 Hours a Day!
Source: Ira Epstein, The Linn Group  (9/14/12)
"September is proving to be the month where market events have kicked in to drive gold up on a seasonal basis and I don't see much on the charts to stop this action." More >

The Bottom Line on Gold, the Dollar and the Euro
Source: Louis James, Casey Research  (9/14/12)
"The euro and the dollar take turns winning and losing against each other, but both are being debased, both are losing ground in the real world and both have lost a lot of ground against gold." More >

Analysts See Gold Hitting $1,900/oz
Source: Ben Traynor, BullionVault  (9/14/12)
"Gold held above $1,770/oz for most of Friday morning's London trading, hitting near six-month highs after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced a third round of quantitative easing yesterday, leading to warnings that the risk of inflation has risen." More >