Copper is a transition metal element (atomic number 29) central to diverse scientific and technological topics, particularly in materials science, solid-state physics, and bioinorganic chemistry. In condensed-matter research, it is studied for its high electrical and thermal conductivity, ductility, and role as a canonical simple metal for modeling electronic band structure, Fermi surfaces, and electron–phonon interactions. Copper surfaces and interfaces are key subjects in catalysis, corrosion science, and thin-film deposition. In biological and environmental topics, copper is investigated as an essential trace element, cofactor in redox-active enzymes, and as a contaminant with complex speciation, mobility, and toxicity in ecosystems.
A common mineral hiding in plain sight could hold the key to making copper production cleaner, faster and more efficient, just as global demand for the metal surges to power the energy transition. In an article published ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 15, 2026
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Cuproptosis was discovered in 2022. It was a previously unknown type of cell death caused by an excess of copper. The research group led by Professor Johannes Karges at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, used this mechanism ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 26, 2026
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Pets encounter a variety of everyday risks, from outdoor threats like animals or parasites to physical dangers like vehicles or sharp objects and household toxins like plants or cleaners. However, many owners may underestimate ...
Veterinary medicine
Mar 19, 2026
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A research team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson is developing a drug that works in combination with copper to kill bacteria, including those that cause MRSA, a type of staph infection that is resistant ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 22, 2026
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There is a dire need for selective catalysts that allow us to consistently achieve a desired outcome in a chemical reaction. It is this consistency that allows for more efficient, energy-saving ways of producing fuel. A team ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 11, 2025
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Lithuanian researchers at the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), Habil. Dr. Gediminas Niaura and Dr. Martynas Talaikis, together with international colleagues, have for the first time demonstrated that copper ...
Nanophysics
Nov 26, 2025
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A joint research team has made important progress in the field of photoneutron cross section measurement. The team proposed a substitution measurement method that avoids the use of expensive and hard-to-prepare high-purity ...
General Physics
Nov 23, 2025
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Copper has emerged as an ally in the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Copper sulfate liquids, for example, have been used since the 1700s to control fungal infections in vineyards, orchards and many other kinds ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 7, 2025
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An international study has revealed how continental collisions may have supercharged the Earth's richest deposits of copper, a metal critical for clean energy technologies and global infrastructure.
Earth Sciences
Jul 3, 2025
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More than ten years ago, researchers at Rice University led by materials scientist Boris Yakobson predicted that boron atoms would cling too tightly to copper to form borophene, a flexible, metallic two-dimensional material ...
Nanophysics
May 23, 2025
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