An odd quirk of iron led, eventually, to the first self-healing materials. An iron bar, dipped in strong acid, was just fine. Dipped in weak acid, it was eaten away to nothing. Here’s why a diluted ...
Michael Faraday was born in London in 1791 and died in August, 1867. He acted as an assistant to Humphrey Davy at the Royal Institution, and in 1825 he was appointed Director of the laboratory. He ...