George Washington University Professor Stuart Licht has developed a revolutionary carbon dioxide-free method of producing iron that could provide a breakthrough for an industry that has been using the ...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have demonstrated a more eco-friendly way to make iron. The method eliminates greenhouse gases typical of conventional iron production methods says team ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Along with control of fire, iron smelting is one of the founding technological pillars of civilization. Industry has used the same basic process to make iron for over 3000 years.

Research from Cranfield University sheds new light onto the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, showing how experimentation with iron-rich rocks by copper smelters may have sparked the ...