Precious metals like palladium and platinum are often used as chemical catalysts, but true to their name, they’re expensive to source. Scientists may have just found a cheaper alternative.

RidgeAlloy has the potential to turn the aluminum sourcing and manufacturing process on its head.

Imaging of nano-sized grains inside an aluminum alloy. Colored blobs show the grains: colored dots show clusters of zinc and magnesium atoms that strengthen the material. An aluminum alloy of ...

The EPA says Americans threw away more than 1.5 million tons of aluminum products in 2012. Some of that probably could have been recycled, although anyone who's had to toss a wad of aluminum foil ...

A newly isolated three-atom aluminum ring reveals unexpected chemistry that could help replace costly metals used in ...