Blogs by worldsteel experts and occasionally by guest bloggers. The blogs cover a wide variety of issues affecting the steel industry. We hope you will find this section useful and look forward to your comments.

2 July 2026

Stainless steel neural probes are set to enable safer and more accurate brain procedures

Engineers from Carnegie Mellon University in the U.S. have developed pioneering stainless steel neural probes that could make brain research and treatment much safer and more effective.

15 June 2026

3D printed steel connectors set to make the construction industry more sustainable

Researchers at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland are creating 3D-printed, reusable steel connectors that will make buildings easier to reuse, adapt and recycle, reducing demolition.

2 June 2026

This immense steel reuse programme creatively bridges California’s past with its future

When an earthquake forced the demolition of the Bay Bridge’s eastern span, the local community ensured its iconic steel lived on through an imaginative reuse programme.

A synchronous condenser at EnergyConnect's Dinawan substation
24 March 2026

How spinning steel is turbocharging the green energy transition in Australia

One of the key challenges of the energy transition is ensuring a reliable and consistent supply of electricity. Several new schemes underway in Australia are helping to solve this problem. 

glass an steel walkway tibet
27 February 2026

Extreme conditions are overcome to suspend this steel walkway above a canyon in Tibet

Steel makes it possible to cantilever a glass walkway over a canyon in Tibet and the results are impressive.

EXP Building Northeastern University
5 January 2026

Steel has it all wrapped up at the Northeastern University EXP Building in Boston

The EXP Building at Northeastern University, Boston, USA, is wrapped in a dramatic stainless facade that isn’t just for looks.

Two Hundred Tons side tables
10 December 2025

Two Hundred Tons uses innovative technology to create iconic furniture from stainless steel

Using a hydraulic press and laser cutting, Two Hundred Tons produces stainless steel furniture destined to become future classics.

Steel server racks that form part of e-waste
1 December 2025

How one company is helping to solve the e-waste problem by recycling steel and other metals from IT assets

Kent Taggart, CEO of IT asset disposal company Mender, explains the challenges and opportunities around recycling steel from e-waste.

RISOTTO Studio designed Bisley furniture
5 November 2025

Bisley gets printing on steel down to a fine art

British furniture manufacturer Bisley has pioneered a printing technique that makes printing on steel easier and much more durable.