Preventing Another Flint, Mich.; New Research Could Lead to More Corrosion-Resistant Water Pipes

Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 13:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Using state-of-the-art in situ microscopy techniques, scientists at Binghamton University were able to watch the oxidation of copper -- the primary building material for millions of miles of water piping -- at the atomic level as it was happening. What they saw could help create pipes with better corrosion resistance.

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