Inside a French fusion experiment, a metal more associated with lightbulb filaments than star power just did something ...

Superhard metals are of interest as possible replacements with enhanced properties over the metal carbides commonly used in cutting, drilling, and wear-resistant tooling. Of the superhard metals, the ...

Nanoparticle research had progressed rapidly in the recent years mainly due to the unique properties of basic elements that are brought about by altering their atomic and molecular properties. By ...

Our metallurgical history is a little bit like a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, only without the paper; we’re always looking for something hard enough to cut whatever the current hardest metal is. We ...

Tungsten (W, atomic number 74) has the highest melting point of all the elements, melting at 3,422°C (6,192°F or 3,695 K), ...

Although tungsten-filament bulbs are the world’s most extensively used light source, they are inefficient and generate more heat than light. However, a new microscopic tungsten lattice created at the ...

Pierre Monet is CEO of Malaga Inc., a Montreal-based mining company with operations in Peru. Last month, Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway unit IMC International Metalworkingagreed to invest $80 ...