steelStories - worldsteel.org https://worldsteel.org/media/steel-stories/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:58:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://worldsteel.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/favicon.ico steelStories - worldsteel.org https://worldsteel.org/media/steel-stories/ 32 32 Stainless steel neural probes are set to enable safer and more accurate brain procedures https://worldsteel.org/media/steel-stories/innovation/stainless-steel-neural-probes-enable-safer-brain-procedures/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:58:21 +0000 https://worldsteel.org/?post_type=steel_story&p=72179 The post Stainless steel neural probes are set to enable safer and more accurate brain procedures appeared first on worldsteel.org.

]]> 3D printed steel connectors set to make the construction industry more sustainable https://worldsteel.org/media/steel-stories/construction-building/3d-printed-steel-connectors-set-to-make-the-construction-industry-more-sustainable/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:18:27 +0000 https://worldsteel.org/?post_type=steel_story&p=68968 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 instead of demolition.

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]]> This immense steel reuse programme creatively bridges California’s past with its future https://worldsteel.org/media/steel-stories/innovation/san-franciscos-bay-bridge-highlights-steels-reuse-potential/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:00:51 +0000 https://worldsteel.org/?post_type=steel_story&p=69699 When an earthquake forced the demolition of the Bay Bridge’s eastern span, the local community ensured its iconic steel lived on.

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]]> How spinning steel is turbocharging the green energy transition in Australia https://worldsteel.org/media/steel-stories/innovation/spinning-steel-turbocharges-australia-energy-transition/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:50:40 +0000 https://worldsteel.org/?post_type=steel_story&p=67495 One of the key challenges of the energy transition is ensuring a reliable and consistent supply of electricity. Several new schemes underway in Australia involving spinning steel are helping to solve this problem.

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]]> Extreme conditions are overcome to suspend this steel walkway above a canyon in Tibet https://worldsteel.org/media/steel-stories/construction-building/extreme-conditions-are-overcome-to-suspend-this-steel-walkway-above-a-canyon-in-tibet/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:46:16 +0000 https://worldsteel.org/?post_type=steel_story&p=66596 Steel makes it possible to cantilever a glass walkway over a canyon in Tibet.

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]]> Steel has it all wrapped up at the Northeastern University EXP Building in Boston https://worldsteel.org/media/steel-stories/construction-building/steel-has-it-all-wrapped-up-at-the-northeastern-university-exp-building-in-boston/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:20:16 +0000 https://worldsteel.org/?post_type=steel_story&p=63117 The EXP Building at Northeastern University, Boston, USA, is wrapped in a dramatic stainless facade that isn’t just for looks Boston’s Northeastern University briefed local architect studio, Payette, to design and build an expressive structure that would form part of its new modern flexible research space. Situated on a former brownfield site, the building also […]

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]]> Two Hundred Tons uses innovative technology to create iconic furniture from stainless steel https://worldsteel.org/media/steel-stories/innovation/two-hundred-tons-uses-innovative-technology-to-create-iconic-furniture-from-stainless-steel/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:55:18 +0000 https://worldsteel.org/?post_type=steel_story&p=62787 Using a hydraulic press and laser cutting, Two Hundred Tons produces stainless steel furniture destined to become future classics Prague-based furniture designer, Two Hundred Tons, is focused on creating simple, original and high-quality products and its latest collection involves deconstructing steel tubes. “Steel has fascinated us since our university days,” explains Adam Štok, who co-founded […]

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]]> How one company is helping to solve the e-waste problem by recycling steel and other metals from IT assets https://worldsteel.org/media/steel-stories/innovation/how-one-company-is-helping-to-solve-the-e-waste-problem-by-recycling-steel-and-other-metals-from-it-assets/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:57:20 +0000 https://worldsteel.org/?post_type=steel_story&p=65223 Kent Taggart, CEO of IT asset disposal company Mender, explains the challenges and opportunities around recycling steel from e-waste.

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]]> Bisley gets printing on steel down to a fine art https://worldsteel.org/media/steel-stories/innovation/bisley-gets-printing-on-steel-down-to-a-fine-art/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 06:59:57 +0000 https://worldsteel.org/?post_type=steel_story&p=64863 British furniture manufacturer Bisley has pioneered a printing technique that makes printing on steel easier and much more durable.

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]]> Modular steel construction cuts congestion and pollution https://worldsteel.org/media/steel-stories/construction-building/modular-steel-construction-cuts-congestion-and-pollution/ Fri, 23 May 2025 08:02:57 +0000 https://worldsteel.org/?post_type=steel_story&p=62448 Modular steel construction could transform the construction industry and go some way to helping the sector cut its carbon footprint. Modular construction, where sections of buildings are put together off-site and transported to the site to be slotted into their designated positions, is becoming increasingly popular and steel is often a key ingredient in this […]

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