Some exoplanets are scorching hot, while others have supersonic winds. But the latest target of the ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), WASP-121b? Well, this exoplanet has titanium rainstorms—a weather ...

Scientists have found the mechanism by which titanium, prized for its high strength-to-weight ratio and natural resistance to corrosion, becomes brittle with just a few extra atoms of oxygen. The ...

Aeronautical engineers use titanium because it’s strong, lightweight, and corrosion-resistant. Golfers like titanium in their clubs for similar reasons. So why doesn’t everyone drive a car made of ...

Chemical & Materials Engineering Assistant Professor Yufeng Zheng will begin research this August to design novel titanium alloys with both high strength and ductility (capability of materials to bend ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Long ago—before humans, before Earth, before even the sun—there ...

Titanium is the leading material for artificial knee and hip joints because it's strong, wear-resistant and nontoxic, but an unexpected discovery by physicists shows that the gold standard for ...

A dash of oxygen can bring superstrong titanium to its knees. And now scientists know the root of oxygen’s destructive power. Lodged in a chunk of titanium, a single oxygen atom spurs extra defects in ...

Scientists have devised a new metal alloy, made by mixing titanium and gold, that could lead to a revolution in how prosthetics are designed. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign ...

A female cat in Russia that lost all four of her paws to frostbite can walk, run and even climb stairs again, thanks to the veterinarians who replaced her missing limbs with 3D-printed prosthetics ...

Titanium has been discovered in the beautiful remnants of the Cassiopeia A supernova about 11,000 light-years away. Titanium has been discovered in the beautiful remnants of the Cassiopeia A supernova ...