Iron oxide minerals are found in rocks around the globe. Some are magnetic, and some of them rust—especially when exposed to ...

Scientists have uncovered that iron oxides, previously thought to trap phosphorus, actually help convert it into a ...

In fact, iron and steel (an alloy consisting of iron and carbon) will completely reduce to iron oxide and other constituent elements over a long enough period of time. So, how to stop rust on a car?

MIT spinout Boston Metal has powered up its electricity driven steel production reactor and made over a ton of metal in a ...

With new data coming in from Mars, scientists have a new theory about why the planet is red. What does this mean for whether ...

The new research from the European Space Agency is providing new insights that question what people previously believed about ...

Researchers in Sweden report a green alternative to reduce reliance on mining graphite, the raw source behind the "wonder ...

KTH's breakthrough in graphene oxide synthesis from carbon fibers could transform nanomaterial production, addressing ...

Martian dust is mostly rust. Mars’s famed color has captivated humankind for centuries, earning its nickname of the ‘Red Planet’. Romans named Mars for their god of war because its colour was ...

Essentially, it’s rust. That red-tinted iron oxide disintegrated into dust and spread across the planet on wind currents for billions of years—as it continues doing today. However, different ...

The water-rich iron mineral ferrihydrite may be the main culprit behind Mars's reddish dust, rather than the dry, rust-like ...

In the March 4, 2025, online issue of the journal Geology, Utah State University geoscientists Jordan Jensen and Alexis Ault ...