Engineers from the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung (MPIE) in Düsseldorf and the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology in Aachen have combined ancient and modern technology by developing a ...

Perhaps you are interested to learn that antique Damascus blades were made from wootz steel. Terminology is important. 'Damascus' blades are blades made in Damascus or its surroundings. Their typical ...

Metallurgists have puzzled for several centuries as to how the unique patterns on the ancient Damascus blades were formed. Using a modern metallurgical computational software package, the relevant ...

In your lost scientific treasures article, you mentioned Damascus steel (4 February, p 40). This material was made from high-carbon “wootz” steel made in southern India, which contained small amounts ...

Is it possible to make wootz steel from drills for metal? Yes, I've been doing this for eight years. We will try to make a Cossack knife from wootz steel. I wish everyone a pleasant viewing, and thank ...