Scientists have long known that impurities and flaws in a metal’s crystal structure can lower the material’s melting point. In an unexpected twist, an international research team has dramatically ...

Aluminum and magnesium are among the “many” metals that melt at lower temperatures under extremely high pressure. The results came from a quantum computer simulation, but model real materials ...

Industrial metals have gone from boom to bust in the space of only three months. By Andy Home LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - Industrial metals have gone from boom to bust in the space of only three months ...

It may sound like a sci-fi weapon, but two scientists have created a real 'death ray'. The ‘weapon’ is built from the sort of materials found in people’s garages and harnesses the sun’s rays to melt ...

If you are in need of a lesson on just how much things have changed in the last 60 years, an anecdote from my childhood might suffice. My grandfather was a junk man, augmenting the income from his ...

(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, Andy Home, a columnist for Reuters.) Industrial metals have gone from boom to bust in the space of only three months. In March the London Metal ...