The Terminator series is any metallurgist’s dream. Across all six films, including two good ones, futuristic human-killing robots showcase all the sci-fi possibilities of metal — both resistant ...

Solid-state lithium batteries fail for the same reason over-bent paperclips snap – metal fatigue in the anode itself, according to a new study. The findings, which show that this fatigue follows ...

Modern bridges are engineered to withstand metal fatigue. But in the 1960s, when the collapsed Interstate-35 bridge in Minneapolis was built, engineers didn't realize how much traffic bridges would ...

Engineers have identified a fundamental deformation mechanism that can be leveraged to greatly enhance the fatigue properties of metals, opening the door to a new strategy for designing ...

DALLAS - Federal investigators say metal fatigue caused a hole to rip open in the roof of a Southwest Airlines jet as it cruised at 35,000 feet last year. The National Transportation Safety Board says ...

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- Take a wire paperclip. Now, bend it back and forth in the same spot 15, maybe 20 times. Chances are the paperclip will have broken before you finish. This is due to what's ...