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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 ...

For some time now, a nanomaterial known as MXene has been touted as a faster-charging alternative to the lithium used in batteries. It could soon be an even more viable choice, as scientists have ...

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