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

Seawater is an especially tempting feedstock because it is abundant, but it brings a serious materials problem: salt, chloride ions, side reactions, and corrosion can quickly damage electrolyzer components.

From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026

There were times when her freckles were not sunny but like corrosion or rust.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

A prey incessantly to such corrosions, might not, moreover, as the worst aggravation to them, the iron constitution even of a Teufelsdröckh threaten to fail?

From Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Carlyle, Thomas

“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