Innovation Recycling to be made more efficient with steel-built home processing unit A revolutionary new approach to recycling aims to bring the process into people’s homes, guaranteeing closed loop recycling and product remanufacture.More
Innovation Roll-on containers cut carbon dioxide SSAB’s new Hardox steel is being used in containers that offer a boost in sustainability for the transport sector
Infrastructure Hyperloop is game changer Steel is set to form the core of the world’s fastest train, which could reach more than 1000Km/h at a lower cost than traditional high-speed rail
Innovation Ice hockey’s elite steel edge Brynäs IF are one of Sweden’s best ice hockey teams. We discover how combining the latest knife blade steel and the best boot innovations keep them ahead of the competition
Innovation Steel returns to pro cycling The Tour de France used to be dominated by it, but 22 years have passed since the last Yellow Jersey was won on steel. Now, with steel tubing more advanced than ever, a pro team is bucking the trend
Innovation A world-first in prosthetics An expert team have put steel to the test, creating the largest, strongest artificial limb in the world, one that can carry the weight of an elephant
Automotive Real-world slot cars? New steel-inspired research is looking to transform the world’s highways into wireless recharge-as-you-drive power stations for electric cars
Construction & building A construction revolution? Are China’s new flatpack steel skyscrapers simply castles in the air? Zhang Yue and China’s Broad Group are calling them “a revolution”
Infrastructure Fast track beneath the Alps Engineers have spent almost 20 years burrowing the world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel under the snow-capped peaks of the Swiss Alps
Infrastructure Modular system rethinks rail A new aboveground steel rail system could revolutionise transportation for the developing world. Its minor physical footprint will mean it is safer for wildlife and better for the environment than traditional road and rail