Copper has been essential to human technology since its early days--it was even used to make tools and weapons in ancient times. It is widely used even today, especially in electronic devices that ...

Just in time for the start of the 55th Legislature, the Arizona Capitol has a shiny new copper dome. It's the third time in 47 years the dome has received a copper makeover, this one at a cost of $870 ...

A few decades ago, I owned a home in one of Boston's western suburbs. The house had been built during World War II, when nobody with any business building houses was doing so. But that's another story ...

The correlation between Chinese drywall and corroded copper a/c coils is a scientific conundrum the federal government and many homeowners are endeavoring to solve. After several complaints filed and ...

A mysterious blast on a Rhode Island beach that sent a woman flying into a jetty was likely caused by the combustion of hydrogen gas built up because of a corroded copper cable under the ...

Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, Vol. 42, No. 2, Objects Issue (Summer, 2003), pp. 313-339 (30 pages) The Agora collection of copper alloys consists of mirrors, pins and needles, ...

Copper is the most commonly used metal in the electronics industry, thanks to its excellent conductivity and ability to be drawn into thin wire. But it does corrode, which forms copper oxide on its ...