You can flatten it, bend it, melt it and harden it again -- yet it’ll still remain one of the most important metals on Earth. This week is all about copper. * Holding down the 29th spot on the ...

Copper has long been known for its ability to kill viruses and bacteria on contact, which is why it's often professionally coated onto commonly touched items such as doorknobs. A new copper nanowire ...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus endures for days on plastic or metal but disintegrates soon after landing on copper surfaces. Here’s why Jim Morrison Science Correspondent When researchers reported last month ...

While toxic in high concentrations, copper is essential to life as a trace element. Many tumors require significantly more copper than healthy cells for growth -- a possible new point of attack for ...

Researchers discovered that copper oxide catalysts form metallic copper mid-reaction, triggering a dramatic boost in ammonia output. The insight offers a roadmap for designing cleaner, more efficient ...

Inside the race for copper: Can we mine enough to power the green revolution? Copper is a metal of the past. Its time has come and gone. Right? Not so fast. Many modern technologies have thrust copper ...

About 5,000 years ago, people living in what is now Iran began extracting copper from rock by processing ore, an activity ...

Engineers at Rice University have developed a new reactor that can convert carbon monoxide (CO) into acetic acid. Using tiny copper cubes as a catalyst, the device is relatively simple and can operate ...

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Copper is everywhere — in the Earth’s crust, in electrical wiring, in our bodies and, during the coronavirus pandemic, it’s even been showing up in masks. “Of the metals that are out there, it is as ...