For example, a group of scientists in London is researching how to mine copper without harming the planet.  As the ...

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 ...

In this experiment, one iron nail is wrapped in magnesium, another in copper and one left alone. The nail wrapped in magnesium is not corroded. There is slight corrosion on the normal nail and ...

Copper and zinc atoms are different sizes. This distorts the regular lattice structure in brass, so layers of atoms cannot slide over each other so easily. This makes brass stronger than copper or ...

Inspired by the idea of "turning damage into benefits", researchers at NIMTE combined spontaneous metal corrosion with efficient biomass upgrading. They fabricated CoCu microwire arrays on copper ...