A newly developed, highly conductive copper wire could find applications in the electric grid, as well as in homes and businesses. The finding defies what's been thought about how metals conduct ...

Copper's role in clean energy initiatives. Issues with copper mining. Possible alternative materials to copper. Copper and the circular economy. Most circuit designers probably aren’t thinking about, ...

Defying conventional scientific knowledge about electrical conductivity, the addition of a common carbon compound to copper to make electrical wires results in significant performance enhancements, ...

Chinese scientists have recently developed a high-performance copper foil that combines ultrahigh strength, high electrical conductivity and thermal stability. This breakthrough overcomes the ...

The use of aluminium in wiring is unlikely to bring a smile to the face of anyone who has had to deal with it in a 1960s, or early 1970s-era house. The causes behind the fires and other accidents were ...

RICHLAND, Wash.—A common carbon compound is enabling remarkable performance enhancements when mixed in just the right proportion with copper to make electrical wires. It’s a phenomenon that defies ...