Metals – Page 5

Research

Metal ion swap improves artificial enzymes

2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Substituting iron with iridium expands the catalytic capacity of metalloenzymes

Review

Rare: the high-stakes race to satisfy our need for the scarcest metals on earth

2014-11-18T00:00:00Z

Exceptional elements

Opinion

Fool's gold

2014-10-30T00:00:00Z

Metal coatings can be useful for protection – or disguise

Feature

Magical mixtures of metals

2013-10-18T00:00:00Z

From bronze axes to jet engines, alloys have enabled humanity’s cutting-edge technology, as Fiona Case finds out

Research

Alloy rewrites phase-change rules

2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

Zinc-gold-copper alloy experiences unprecedentedly low stress during transition, boosting time to failure

Feature

Quasicrystals scoop prize

2011-10-28T08:49:00Z

The 2011 Nobel laureate in chemistry, Daniel Shechtman, fought hard to win acceptance of his discovery: quasicrystals. Laura Howes tells how perseverance led to the ultimate recognition