[A_Steingrube] has posted a guide to his favorite method of copper electroplating. Plating copper onto other metals is popular with the steampunk crowd, but it does have other uses. Copper plate ...

Copper is purified by electrolysis. Electricity is passed through solutions containing copper compounds, such as copper(II) sulfate. The anode (positive electrode) is made from impure copper and ...

Three laser experiments today: laser-induced electroless copper plating, laser-assisted electroplating on stainless steel, and laser-induced chemical liquid phase deposition onto glass.