Innovation SpaceX relies on stainless-steel for Starship Mars Rocket In a first for a space programme, SpaceX is relying on the unique qualities of steel for its plans to make Mars colonisation a reality.More
Innovation Maraging steel delivers world’s finest fencing blades Due to its strength, flexibility and extreme toughness, professional fencers will only compete using swords made from maraging steel
Innovation Stainless steel cases safeguard ancient manuscripts St. Catherine’s monastery in Egypt is protecting its priceless collection of ancient manuscripts using precision-engineered stainless steel cases
Innovation Stainless steel straw could see end of single use plastics As the backlash against plastic continues, the drinking straw is in drastic need of a redesign. Does a collapsible version made from stainless steel hold the answer?
Innovation Revolution at the heart of green steelmaking A low-carbon pilot steel production facility in northern Sweden could drastically reduce the industry's carbon emissions
Innovation Stainless steel bottles offer sustainable and healthy alternative As worldwide concerns over the impact of plastic waste on the environment continue to grow, the spotlight has fallen on the sustainability and health effects of bottled water
Innovation How steel is crucial to Champagne making From the mechanisation of the bottling and storage processes, to the steel caps and cages that help keep the wine fresh and give it its iconic look, steel plays a vital role in Champagne production
Innovation How steel ‘nano’ needles are helping alter brain surgery MIT researchers have developed a stainless steel nano needle device that can administer drugs to specific brain regions measuring under one cubic millimetre
Innovation The precision steels that underpin watchmaking The precise and historic art of mechanical watchmaking relies on the many qualities of steel to deliver enduring and reliable timepieces
Innovation Mobile canning system could help tackle global hunger As much as a third of the world’s food is lost before it even reaches consumers, but a new mobile canning system could help lower waste