Lead-free solder alloys have been around for as long as people have done soldering, with sources dating back about 5,000 years. Most of these alloys were combinations like copper-silver or silver-gold ...

Metal-clad houses, also frequently referred to as tin homes, are a historical fixture, but their unique look isn't their only ...

Tin, an element perhaps best known for its use in tin cans, may help with the world’s data demands. A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are ...

At the Forschungszentrum Jülich, a new kind of transistor from germanium–tin alloy has been fabricated by scientists. The alloy comes with numerous benefits over traditional switching elements. The ...

Marketers are delighted when you buy the product or service they are promoting. The ultimate compliment, however, is when you buy something that you have no intention of using simply because the ...

World tin production declined by 2.1 percent year-over-year in 2023 to 370,100 metric tons (MT). China retained its position as the largest producer of tin with mined output of 68,000 metric tons, and ...

Cutting metal flashing or sheet metal with tin snips need not be a bloody job, nor leave ragged, warped metal edges. A pair of leather gloves prevents bloodshed, and a few tips about the different ...

Metal-based electrodes in lithium-ion batteries promise significantly higher capacities than conventional graphite electrodes ...