corrosion

Congress established the National Academies in 1863 to advise on science—e.g., fixing the weights and measures of currency and methods for protecting ship hulls from saltwater corrosion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

It does have some more engineering problems than copper, including poorer conductivity, corrosion, and brittleness.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

The first electric powered train passed through in June 2020 but the tunnel's overhead power system has since suffered corrosion and electrical wear, meaning more frequent maintenance.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Manganese is usually not viewed as a friend of stainless steel corrosion resistance.

From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026

Ever since the Hunley was placed in this tank, researchers and scientists have been painstakingly cleaning a century-and-a-half of sand, sediment, corrosion, and encrustation from the world’s first successful combat submarine.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Genre-bending authors are often well-suited to making sense of the daily horrors and subtle corrosions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

Now, for all the corrosions of inflation, food prices and property taxes, money seems a bit looser.

From Time Magazine Archive

All religions have changed and suffered secular corrosions, despite signs of revival in recent years.

From Time Magazine Archive

“And after all they’re nothing in the world but indentations and corrosions on the crust of a planet, that is one in millions.”

From Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing by Page, Gertrude

The corrosions produced in this way have quite a dark appearance on the plate, but they produce much lighter tints in printing.

From A Treatise on Etching by Lalanne, Maxime