Metal Corrosion
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2000-year-old statue of Greek athlete sheds light on metal corrosion
Washington, July 9 (ANI): The restoration of a 2,000-year-old bronze sculpture of the famed ancient Greek athlete Apoxyomenos may help modern scientists understand how to prevent metal corrosion, discover the safest ways to permanently store nuclear waste, and understand other perplexing problems.
That’s the conclusion of a new study on the so-called “biomineralization” of Apoxyomenos.
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New eco friendly ‘bacteria’ coating protects metal against corrosion in seawater
Washington, March 30 (ANI): A team of researchers from Sheffield Hallam University, UK, has developed a new, environmentally friendly coating with the help of bacteria, which protects metals against corrosion in seawater.
Researcher Jeanette Gittens and colleagues have described how they had encapsulated spores s from a bacterium into a sol-gel coating, which then protected an [...]
