No matter how it was obtained, this molten matter was subsequently dumped into a water-filled steel bucket, quenching it quickly to try and preserve its subterranean chemistry. Lava wasn’t the ...

Set in 2150, her speculative film Lavaforming presents a fictional city built from molten lava. Buildings and construction materials like concrete and steel currently contribute a staggering 37% ...

Boston Metal has pioneered a process known as molten oxide electrolysis (MOE). This method of producing the metal involves combining iron ore with an electrolyte in a reactor and then using ...

Making steel has long been defined by flying sparks and blast furnaces roaring at temperatures hotter than molten lava. A startup backed by Amazon.com and steel producer Nucor says it has a new ...