In Dallas’ Mercantile Bank auditorium last week, stockholders crowded in for the first annual meeting of Lone Star Steel Co. Texans were anxious to know how their first home-owned heavy metal industry ...

There are plenty of porous materials out there that we’re all readily familiar with. Fabrics and wood are great examples, allowing liquids or gases to pass through to a certain degree—a property which ...

Greenhouse-gas emissions have been a point of focus and concern for industrial leaders for at least a decade. The latest challenge is the increasing urgency, driven by climate change and escalating ...

Produced on an industrial scale since the 19th century, steel has profoundly transformed the way we build. The combination of iron and small amounts of carbon has given rise to a material capable of ...