The tragic sinking of the Titanic nearly a century ago can be blamed on low-grade rivets that the ship's builders used on some parts of the ill-fated liner, two experts on metals conclude in a new ...

Frying pans get a lot of use in the kitchen, which is why shoppers want to be on the lookout for this obvious weakness in their construction.

You may not have consciously thought about it, but the way we build cars is very different from the way we build airplanes. Your sedan or SUV has a smooth, unibody exterior because its individual ...

One of the oldest ways to attach materials together, the rivet goes back thousands of years to the pyramids of Egypt. A modern rivet is a metal fasteners with a rounded head on one side, and a ...

As America's Arsenal for Democracy shifted its Nazi-ass-kicking apparatus into high gear during WWII, the rivet reigned supreme as the fastener of choice for heavy manufacturing. Everything from ...

First-rate hardware can enhance the look and feel of an opulent leather piece. Further, employing rivet setters and snaps in leather creation adds an aspect of sophistication and practicality to ...

Researchers from Skoltech and Harbin Institute of Technology have devised and tested a new mechanism for joining together the composite parts that make up bridges, the cooling towers of power stations ...

It’s time to surrender. The innumerable types of plastic pop rivets now used to hold instrument panels, body trim or body panels in place on modern farm equipment or vehicles have taken over the world ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...