New Delhi’s Iron Pillar has long fascinated scientists both at home and abroad. But it wasn’t until 2003 that experts cracked the metallurgical mystery behind this unusual attraction.

New Delhi’s Iron Pillar has long fascinated scientists both at home and abroad. But it wasn’t until 2003 that experts cracked the metallurgical mystery behind this unusual attraction.

Iron pillar of Delhi or Ashoka Pillar is 7 meters high structure in the Qutub Minar complex in Delhi, India. saiko3p – stock.adobe.com. Turns out, it’s just human ingenuity learnt from the ...

It’s 1600 years old. It’s made of wrought iron. It stands pristine amid the ruins of an ancient temple. And it refuses to rust.

THE freedom from rusting of the famous iron pillar at Delhi has long been a subject of comment and has been attributed by some writers to the peculiar properties of the ancient iron from which it ...

By Poonam Binayak, CNN (CNN) — Can an iron structure stand tall for 1,600 years without rusting, despite being exposed to the elements? It seems implausible, considering the supposed lack of ...

(CNN) — Can an iron structure stand tall for 1,600 years without rusting, despite being exposed to the elements? It seems implausible, considering the supposed lack of technology at the time of ...

By Poonam Binayak, CNN (CNN) — Can an iron structure stand tall for 1,600 years without rusting, despite being exposed to the elements?It seems ...