Iron and its alloys, such as steel and cast iron, dominate the modern world, and there's growing demand for iron-derived products. Traditionally, blast furnaces transform iron ore into purified ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steel is the backbone of modern civilization—used in everything from buildings and bridges to cars and appliances. On the other ...

The metals that form the foundation of modern society also cause a number of problems. Separating the metals we want from other minerals is often energy-intensive and can leave behind large volumes of ...

A Colorado-based startup is hoping to completely change the steel industry and has announced agreements with major steel users. Electra says it can extract iron from iron ore in a way that generates ...

Millions of tonnes of ‘red mud’, a hazardous waste of aluminium production, are generated annually. A potentially sustainable process for treating this mud shows that it could become a source of iron ...