Samsung has told us how it plans to stiffen the next Galaxy fold without making it fatter: put titanium inside the screen. Two separate pieces of it.

Exploring advanced titanium processing and precision manufacturing technologies behind durable, high-performance metal

Although its presence may not be as obvious as silver and gold, titanium is a metal found everywhere these days. The airplanes soaring overhead, sunscreen protecting your face, and painted walls in your home all rely on titanium. When used as an alloy with ...

Earlier in this series, we made the case for copper being “the metal that built technology.” Some readers took issue with that statement, noting correctly that meteoric iron and gold were worked long before our ancestors were able to locate and exploit ...