Metal structures usually have one simple rule: stay sealed or start sinking. Once water breaches the barrier, it’s game over.

Being denser than water, the metal sinks—ask any child. A team at the University of Rochester has etched aluminum tubes so ...

A video shows unsinkable metal tubes retaining their buoyancy even after they are damaged or fully submerged for extended ...

Researchers have found a way to make ordinary aluminum tubes float indefinitely, even when submerged for long periods or ...

Researchers have developed a new process that turns ordinary metal tubes unsinkable - meaning they will stay afloat no matter ...