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As useful as steel is, its main weakness may be its vulnerability to corrosion. Researchers in Korea have now developed a new alloy coating that boosts steel’s resistance to rust, by adding a simple ...

MIKE WANKUM TAKES A LOOK AT A LOCAL UNIVERSITY TESTING NEW MATERIALS AND METHODS THAT CAN HOLD OFF THE RUS TAKE A LOOK. MIKE: CARS WE ONCE MADE MOSTLY OF HEAVY STEEL, MOTOR CITY IRON. STEEL DOESN’T ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Imagine leaving your shiny metal bicycle outside ...

Imagine leaving your shiny metal bicycle outside in the rain. As water pools on its surfaces, oxygen from the air lingers nearby, and together they begin to quietly attack the metal. The iron in the ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to ... . Imagine leaving your shiny metal bicycle outside in the rain. As water pools ...