Significant amounts of nickel, lead and copper can dissolve into the water from the water pipes and taps in buildings. This was revealed in the master's thesis of Meri Sipilä, who graduated recently ...

Parietal cells lining the human stomach produce hydrochloric acid concentrated to roughly 160 mmol/L, strong enough to pit steel and corrode battery casings within hours. Laboratory experiments show ...

University of Pittsburgh researchers recently received another $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation to continue a combined multi-university, private-industry effort to develop implantable ...

Liquid metal embrittlement Medical devices made from aluminium can be disintegrated within the body by exposing them to eutectic gallium indium, a liquid metal that seeps into the boundaries between ...

Researchers have developed a new method to extract metals, such as copper, from their parent ore body. The research team have provided a proof of concept for the application of an electric field to ...

DEScycle, a London-based developer of proprietary technology that can selectively dissolve metals at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, has been selected to participate in the SPRIND Tech ...