The diagram shows a simple model of metallic structure. The metal ions are shown as tiny spheres, packed closely together in a regular pattern.

Metals have advantages over many other substances for they are hard but can be reshaped. Their crystalline structure allows them to be 'worked' to make them stronger. Mark Miodownik describes the ...

The Development of Ideas on the Structure of Metals before 1890. By Prof. Cyril Stanley Smith. Pp. xxi + 291. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press; London: Cambridge University Press, 1960.) ...

Microstructural analysis of this forged iron structure revealed an extraordinary convergence of properties that resulted in ...

The metal ions form nodes that bind the arms of the linkers together to form a repeating, cage-like structure. Due to this hollow structure, MOFs have an extraordinarily large internal surface area.

If you've ever walked by a building and wondered how it’s put together, chances are, sheet metal has something to do with it.

What has been described as a "giant metal structure" fell on to a downtown Vancouver street last week and damaged vehicles.