The researchers tested their new approach on two groups of metals: five high-melting-point metals (vanadium, molybdenum, ...

Materials are, in many ways, the unsung heroes of human progress. From the steel girders forming the backbone of modern cities to silicon chips powering smartphones, advances in materials science have ...

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Materials innovation is one of the key drivers of major technological breakthroughs. The discovery of lithium cobalt oxide in the 1980s laid the groundwork for today’s lithium-ion battery technology.

Photo: Will Oliver - Pool via CNP/Zuma Press Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel last week filed a lawsuit against President Biden and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (Cfius ...

A new study examines ways that carbon could be used as a key ingredient in building materials—particularly biomass plastics and cement. Obstacles still remain, as some of these technologies are ...

At the same time, construction site management should be strengthened by sorting, collecting, and recycling reusable waste materials, such as concrete, steel, and timber. These will reduce the ...

Iron ore imports hit record high in 2024 for second year Steel exports hit nine-year high, stoking trade tensions Dec iron ore imports up 11.5% y/y, up 10.4% m/m BEIJING, Jan 13 (Reuters ...

But that magnetism can only occur in a system that lacks a specific symmetry—one that the team's new material should have had. "So the fact that we saw this was very puzzling. We didn't really ...

Sustainable behaviors such as reducing waste generation, repurposing materials, sorting waste at the source, and proper disposal are critical at each stage. However, significant barriers prevent their ...

In 2024, superconductivity—the flow of electric current with zero resistance—was discovered in three distinct materials. Two instances stretch the textbook understanding of the phenomenon.