Considering how much automotive technology has improved over the past few decades, you'd think rust would be a thing of the ...

A single application of a "smart" self-repairing coating is being developed to dramatically extend rust protection for buildings, bridges, cars and other steel components. University of Queensland ...

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) estimates that corrosion costs the global economy more than $2.5 trillion each year.

When looking at ships docked at a port, you may sometimes see the hull covered in brown rust.Especially on ships that have been in service for many years, rust can be seen in various places, such as ...

New-car buyers have invariably heard sales pitches for extended warranties and protection packages that have become the bread-and-butter of many dealerships. The most commonly recommended add-on is ...

Corrosion eats away 75 billion euros of economic output annually in Germany alone. But it may soon be possible to better assess which steels and other alloys will be affected, and how to limit the ...

Rust. It’s a nightmare for any auto in Canada. The road salts and moisture creep into the frame, body panels, wheel wells and hinges to corrode your car. And you don’t notice it for a few years. By ...

Early signs of corrosion can be hard to detect, and rust’s persistence can result in long-term damage when not treated right away ...

Human and animal skin is exemplary in many respects. Materials scientists are impressed above all by the way in which it heals itself when damaged. They would like to endow anticorrosion coatings with ...

A 1998 EPRI study, released in October of 2001, estimated the cost of corrosion in 1998 to steam generating facilities alone at $5.37 billion. The study, EPRI Report 1004662, also concluded that 22 ...