Finding a streak of orange or a crusty patch of rust on your water heater usually means the metal is losing its fight against moisture. Many homeowners don't realize water heater tanks are designed ...

Someone must have sarcastically asked the developers of survival game Rust if "water was wet" at some point, and the answer seems to have been, "not wet enough!" Rust water is going to get wetter, in ...

Researchers have developed a new way to filter toxins like oil, estrogen, and microplastics out of water sources using what they call “smart rust.” By pouring specially treated rust into water and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2023 — Pouring flecks of rust into water usually makes it dirtier. But researchers have developed special iron oxide nanoparticles they call “smart rust” that actually makes it ...