The price of gold (and other precious metals) have hit record levels
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Heifort is a “house for life” by Felt in Belgium
Belgian architecture studio Felt has completed Heifort, an accessible home for a retired couple in Ghent that is…
New copper-based drug shows promise against antibiotic-resistant MRSA
A research team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is developing a drug that…
Groundwater chemistry may raise children’s lead exposure risk
A nationwide county-level study reveals how subtle differences in groundwater chemistry may influence pipe corrosion and children’s blood…
CIT Showcases Ultra-Flat Copper Technology, Two-Time CES Innovation Award Winner, at CES 2026
CIT’s CuFlat Package Core (CuFlat-PKGCore) on display at CES 2026, along with the trophy of CES Innovation Award…
How one startup is using prebiotics to try and ease the copper shortage
Magnetorquer Rods Coils for cubesat satellites pushed blurred motion on an anti-static trolley in cleanroom, Cape Town, South…
Supersonic shock tests reveal that metals weaken under extreme speeds
US scientists have debunked a 70-year-old physics law that has long guided how engineers make metals stronger, after…
China bets big on copper, but ‘weaponisation’ risks low, unlike with rare earths: analysts
China is accelerating efforts to secure its copper supply chain, designating the metal as critical across strategic industries…
Chinese mining giant CMOC pays US$1 billion for Brazilian gold mines with 8 tons of output
CMOC Group, one of China’s biggest miners, extended its push into precious metals with a US$1 billion deal…
China’s copper heartland vows to build US$28 billion empire, dominate in global market
A key industrial hub in eastern China is launching a push to transform itself into one of the…
Copper extension signals “new generation of architecture” for Sussex home
The patchwork of architectural styles at the rear of the 19th-century Hops House in Sussex encouraged Jackson Design…
What a 292,000-person study reveals about hidden risks
A large Northern Ireland cohort found no clear pollution-related rise in Parkinson’s disease overall. Yet, subtle signals in…