http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/homepage.html Discover Copper Online: stories of general interest about the many innovative ways that copper is used today. en-us Wed, 9 Apr 2025 23:38:04 EDT Copper.org /publications/newsletters/discover/1991/Ct72/homepage More than 90 miles of copper wiring and five miles of copper plumbing tube are basic to the systems which provide the self-sustaining environment of Biosphere 2, a 5-million square foot glass-enclosure covering more than 3 acres of desert near Tucson, Arizona. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1991/Ct72/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1992/Ct73/homepage The world's most advanced rocket engine depends on copper and copper alloys. Three of these powerful engines are used in each of the four space shuttles built for the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1992/Ct73/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1993/Ct74/homepage Copper can outlast gold, at least in the gilded form! When the statues and weathervanes on the Old State House and Faneuil Hall in Boston were removed for regilding, the copper forms under the 20-year-old, largely worn- away gilding were in excellent condition. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1993/Ct74/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1993/Ct75/homepage "Environmentally friendly" was the criterion for the new McDonald's in Kent, Washington. For the roof, the franchiser in concert with the owner of the franchise, Fred Schultz, chose copper shingles. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1993/Ct75/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1993/Ct76/homepage Some things never change! Five thousand years ago, cavemen used copper axes as weapons and tools for survival This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1993/Ct76/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1994/Ct77/homepage Would you pay $900 per foot for speaker cable to ensure a completely neutral effect on the sound from your stereo? "Yes" is the answer, if you're one of the rare breed willing to spend $50,000 to $100,000 or more for the ultimate in a home entertainment center. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1994/Ct77/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1994/Ct78/homepage Copper repels zebra mussels, a regional aggravation fast becoming a national menace. The incredibly fertile, thumbnail-size mollusks plug up pipes that conduct water to towns, factories and steam turbines. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1994/Ct78/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1995/Ct79/homepage Owners of the latest high-speed modems (modulator/demodulators) used for data communications on personal computers can be presented with a costly problem. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1995/Ct79/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1995/Ct80/homepage Copper blocks the growth of ugly, energy-robbing algae that invade roofing. To inhibit the airborne algae, gloeocapsa magma, which cause dark, heat-absorbing streaks on asphalt shingles, two manufacturers have developed systems for dispersing algae-preventing copper ions over shingles. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1995/Ct80/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1996/Ct81/homepage The U.S. Government requires the water Americans drink to be free of health threatening lead as much as possible. To help meet this imperative, as defined in an ANSI/NSF standard, the Copper Development Association has been participating in a major effort to develop lead-free, cast red brasses for plumbing fixtures. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1996/Ct81/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1996/Ct82/homepage By investing some $45 million - millions of it for copper cabling - in an empty 29-year old building, a leading New York City real-estate operator has created what has been characterized as "the most-sophisticated rental property in the nation in terms of telecommunications." This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1996/Ct82/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1997/Ct83/homepage Higher production rates are making copper alloys, which transfer heat rapidly, the materials of choice for many injection and blow molds for plastics. In molding, there's a major economic advantage to rapid removal of heat from the molten plastic: it raises production rates and reduces part defects. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1997/Ct83/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1997/Ct84/homepage Copper is helping the railroads gain market share from long-haul truckers. More than eight tons of copper in each of the latest, most-powerful locomotives enables them to pull longer trains faster up steeper grades. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1997/Ct84/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1998/Ct85/homepage Instead of waiting for copper exposed to the elements to develop its beautiful blue-green patina, architects are now specifying prepatinated copper. And, when the prepatinated material is also used indoors, it can immediately share and retain the same familiar and appealing coloring with any external copper wall covering or decoration. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1998/Ct85/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1998/Ct86/homepage Thousands of tons of copper are required each year to fabricate the undersea communications cables needed to conduct the ever-growing data and voice traffic between the world's trading nations. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1998/Ct86/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1999/Ct87/homepage Some 90,000 gathered to hear one of the R.M.S. Titanic's bronze whistles blown again, 87 years after it last sounded in vain to attract rescue ships to the sinking liner. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1999/Ct87/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/1999/Ct88/homepage Creative architects are offering beauty and functionality to building owners at lower cost by specifying engineered copper systems for roofing and exteriors. Here are three outstanding examples. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/1999/Ct88/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2000/Ct89/homepage The versatility of the aluminum bronze alloys is well represented in the construction of new, state-of-the-art power plants. To generate power from fuels, it's essential that the exhaust steam from the turbines that drive the generators be condensed back into pure water, which is then recycled to the boilers. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2000/Ct89/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2000/Ct90/homepage They are by far the largest off- or on-road trucks in the world. They can haul as much as 400 tons of ore from open-pit mines, including copper mines, to smelters. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2000/Ct90/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2001/Ct91/homepage Chocolate is a rich source of dietary copper, an essential micronutrient according to the U.S.D.A. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2001/Ct91/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2001/Ct92/homepage Your next PC will operate much faster because of copper. To form all internal interconnections in microprocessors, the semiconductor industry is converting smoothly to copper instead of aluminum, according to a report in ZDNet, the Internet site for Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, New York. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2001/Ct92/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2002/Ct93/homepage Generating all the alternating current on which our way of life depends is just one more application in which copper reigns unchallenged. Even in the generation of low-power direct current by batteries, copper plays a role and a growing one in some of the big, rechargeable batteries now under development. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2002/Ct93/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2002/Ct94/homepage If you and your family enjoy the warm, appealing look of copper in your kitchen, here's a new way of enhancing it with more than copper cookware. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2002/Ct94/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2003/Ct95/homepage Copper alloys have been wrought into the oldest of musical instruments- bronze cymbals date back over three millennia to Assyria. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2003/Ct95/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2003/Ct96/homepage Copper plumbing tube, a decorative element? “Most certainly”, respond architect Wendy Evans Joseph, homeowners Toni and Larry Lyerly and builder Dan Blue. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2003/Ct96/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2004/Ct98/homepage Copper is playing a key role in helping ship owners avoid adding to air pollution in ports of call. To meet this environmental concern, owners are spending millions to enable their ships to purchase power from local utilities via heavy copper cables and added substations, instead of operating their shipboard generators. These efforts are known as "cold ironing." This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2004/Ct98/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2004/Ct97/homepage Can spools of copper wire be converted into elegant jewelry? “Yes” is the reply from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the British Museum, London, and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. This and more information... $_DateTool.format('E, d MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss z', $startDate) http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2004/Ct97/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2004/december/homepage Rising energy bills, coupled with a growing awareness of the environmental impact of burning fossil fuels, have made finding alternative, renewable energy sources a critical priority here in the United States and abroad. This and more information... Wed, 1 Dec 2004 03:00:00 EST http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2004/december/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2004/october/homepage The spread of infectious and often deadly diseases in our hospitals has been deemed a major threat to patient safety by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which estimates that infections acquired in healthcare facilities result in nearly 88,000 deaths each year in the USA. This and more information... Fri, 1 Oct 2004 03:00:00 EDT http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2004/october/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2004/july/homepage From the spires and roofs of the celebrated castles and cathedrals of Europe to the solid copper "Golden Temple" in Kunming, China, or the famous baptistery doors of Italy's Florence Cathedral, copper and its alloys, bronze and brass, have continued to serve as decorative and functional elements on some of the world's oldest and most famous architecture. This and more information... Thu, 1 Jul 2004 03:00:00 EDT http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2004/july/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2005/Ct100/homepage Copper played a starring role in many remarkable 20th century advances. It was on board when America began exploring space and sent a man to the Moon. This and more information... Thu, 1 Jul 2004 03:00:00 EDT http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2005/Ct100/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2005/Ct99/homepage It would be difficult to imagine houses of worship without copper, brass or bronze. The aesthetic and durable metals are found in interior as well as exterior uses and often used for sacred vessels, statuary and decoration - and even most church bells rely on bronze (modern, electronic chimes rely on copper-wired circuits). This and more information... Thu, 1 Jul 2004 03:00:00 EDT http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2005/Ct99/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2008/Spring/homepage Just a short subway hop across the East River from Manhattan, the borough of Brooklyn is a thriving community with a fair share of tony townhouses, spacious parks, art galleries and museums. This and more information... Thu, 15 May 2008 03:00:00 EDT http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2008/Spring/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2008/Winter/homepage Renewable energy is the hottest topic in energy circles these days. It refers to "green" energy sources like plant-based biofuels that can be regenerated, as well as natural sources such as wind, hydro, geothermal and solar power, which can't be depleted. This and more information... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:00:00 EST http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2008/Winter/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2007/fall/homepage Long before the advent of modern medicine and the scientific discovery of germs, ancient healers recognized that copper had medicinal powers. Egyptians used copper to sterilize drinking water and wounds. This and more information... Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:00:00 EDT http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2007/fall/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2007/summer/homepage "There's an intense interest in culinary arts now," says John Milnthorp, business manager for the clad metals division of All-Clad Metalcrafters, which sells millions of dollars a year in copper cookware. The advent of an entire cable TV network, the Food Network, is certainly proof of the increased attention given to food preparation. This and more information... Fri, 7 Sep 2007 03:00:00 EDT http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2007/summer/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2007/spring/homepage How important to your health is copper? Could it reduce the risk of osteoporosis and slow the rate of bone loss, or lower the incidence of cardiovascular disease, or reduce pregnancy complications? This and more information... Mon, 2 Apr 2007 03:00:00 EDT http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2007/spring/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2007/winter/homepage Electric-powered cars have long been a dream for sci-fi writers, energy producers and automotive enthusiasts. In concept, this goal seems easily attainable, but for years inventors, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers alike have tried and ultimately failed to design a reliable and economically attractive electric vehicle. This and more information... Thu, 4 Jan 2007 03:00:00 EST http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2007/winter/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2006/fall/homepage At one time or another, every beer drinker encounters an uncharacteristically sour or "skunky" beer. A primary cause of this is hydrogen sulfide, which is a normal byproduct of the fermentation process. This and more information... Mon, 13 Nov 2006 03:00:00 EST http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2006/fall/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2006/summer/homepage With consumers in "gas pump shock," environmental issues looming and the economy threatened by recent oil price hikes, wind power is increasingly being promoted as a viable source of alternative commercial energy. This and more information... Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:00:00 EDT http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2006/summer/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2006/winter/homepage Imagine walking into an unfamiliar store and, within seconds, you are handed a personalized list of items to match your size, color preferences and current wardrobe. At home, your refrigerator and pantry let you know which foods have spoiled, and what items need to be replenished. At work, a pocket computer tells you the life history, location and operating status of every item in your company's inventory. This and more information... Wed, 17 May 2006 03:00:00 EDT http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2006/winter/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2005/november/homepage Since the discovery of copper about 10,000 years ago, mankind has never ceased to find innovative applications for this infinitely useful element that is easily melted and re-used. This and more information... Tue, 1 Nov 2005 03:00:00 EST http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2005/november/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2005/october/homepage The ancient Egyptian boy-king, Tutankhamun, may have ruled for only 10 years some 3,000 years ago, but his name lives on today through the spectacular artifacts discovered in his tomb in 1922 by English archaeologist Howard Carter. This and more information... Sat, 1 Oct 2005 03:00:00 EDT http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2005/october/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2005/july/homepage The ancient Egyptian boy-king, Tutankhamun, may have ruled for only 10 years some 3,000 years ago, but his name lives on today through the spectacular artifacts discovered in his tomb in 1922 by English archaeologist Howard Carter. This and more information... Fri, 1 Jul 2005 03:00:00 EDT http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2005/july/homepage.html /publications/newsletters/discover/2005/march/homepage Most people don't spend a lot of time thinking about their home's plumbing. After all, it's not very exciting, and benefits like hot showers, clean drinking water on tap and indoor toilets are things we take for granted today. This and more information... Tue, 1 Mar 2005 03:00:00 EST http://copper.org/publications/newsletters/discover/2005/march/homepage.html