MIXED METAL FORMS
t is easy to laugh at alchemy — a deluded wizard stares at a cauldron of bubbling metal as he tries to turn scrap into gold. This search for never-ending treasure was a failure, but the experiments began to show how materials react together under varying conditions. Eventually alchemy morphed into chemistry, forming one of the pillars of the scientific revolution and helping create the modern world that continues to unfold before us at an insane rate. The ability to “magic” copper into gold may still be beyond us, but that does not stop people experimenting with
