Lithium-ion batteries power everything from smartphones to electric cars, but they rely on materials that raise environmental and ethical concerns. Metals like nickel and cobalt are costly to mine, ...

Iridium oxide is one of the most important—and most problematic—materials in the global push toward clean energy. It is ...

Scientists have upgraded lithium-ion battery storage using a rust anode that reaches maximum capacity after 300 ...

Conventional lithium-ion batteries contain problematic substances such as nickel and cobalt, and the solvents used to coat ...

Blasting meteorite samples with CERN’s Super Proton Synchrotron, the team found that the material "became stronger". That ...

Some cars seem to dissolve into brown flakes while others stay solid for decades. I want to unpack why that happens, because rust is not just ugly, it quietly destroys structure and value. By tracing ...

As an outdoor cooking lifestyle evangelist, Paul Sidoriak embraces all cooking and keeps up with the equipment and recipes that unite people, whether in the kitchen or on the patio. Rusty pans are ...

If your cast-iron pan has rust spots and has seen better days, don’t get rid of it. It may look beyond repair, but there are a few easy ways to remove the rust and re-season the pan so you can put it ...

In a groundbreaking discovery that challenges long-held assumptions, researchers have uncovered evidence suggesting that the accidental use of iron oxide in ancient copper smelting processes may have ...

Like pipes, statues and nails, the moon can rust. Such rusting has occurred despite a seeming lack of necessary components — but all signs of blame point to the Earth. A new study posits that the ...

A new investigation into rust on the Moon implicates Earth as the culprit. Oxygen leaking out of Earth is likely responsible for the transformation of iron to hematite (Fe 2 O 3) at the lunar poles.