While gold plating on connectors offers numerous advantages, several alternatives exist, including nickel, silver, and passivated stainless steel. These materials can offer cost-effective solutions ...

Result No rust. Calcium chloride dries out the air. Salt solution acts as an electrolyte (any substance containing free ions that allows the substance to conduct electricity) allowing iron to lose ...

"Everyone needs copper, but we might not have enough supply. Copper is the new oil, and its significance to the U.S. economy may have already surpassed ...

A research team led by Professor Zhang Jian from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has utilized metal corrosion to ...