The lustrous patina that protects the backside of Apple’s new iPad Mini isn’t just some cheap shellac or sealant coat—it’s actually “grown” on the metal itself in an electrochemical process known as ...

Quality plating, be it chrome, cadmium or anodizing, is a process that combines skill and hard work. Here Charlie D'Arpino (the younger) pulls a bumper from the copper tank.

On an effort to bring our readers the most in-depth and important tech articles in the industry, we sent our ace undercover lens man Spanky McDraggit to procure some spy footage of what goes into ...