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A study from Georgia's Kvemo Bolnisi site reveals Bronze Age metallurgists were experimenting with iron oxides as flux in copper smelting, indicating an early understanding of iron's properties that may have contributed to the development of iron smelting technology, predating 500 BC.
Research from Cranfield University reanalyzes a 3,000-year-old site in Georgia, revealing that ancient copper smelters experimented with iron oxides as a flux, providing evidence that the invention of iron metallurgy was driven by copper workers' experimentation, which was a crucial step towards the development of iron smelting and the Iron Age.
Caltech scientists have developed a novel 3D printing method called HIAM that allows precise control over the shape and composition of metal alloys, enabling the creation of materials with enhanced mechanical properties and microstructures, such as stronger copper-nickel alloys with potential applications in biocompatible devices and space components.
Caltech scientists have developed a novel 3D printing technique called hydrogel-infusion additive manufacturing (HIAM) that allows precise control over the shape and composition of metallic alloys, enabling the creation of stronger, more resilient materials with customizable properties, such as copper-nickel alloys, by fine-tuning their microstructure and composition.