From sticks of graphite wrapped in string to mechanical pencils made of gold, centuries of innovation went into crafting the perfect writing utensil. The pencil isn't just for the SATs. It is the ...

On the Blackhawks bench, equipment manager Troy Parchman has the extra sticks lined up in a precise order. First are the centers sticks, then Parchman has the sticks lined up in numerical order goi… ...

However, some graphite sticks go for as low as $60. Moreover, I am reminded that pencils use graphite, not lead. And pencils are some of the cheapest items around.

Hockey dressing rooms are notorious for their smells. If you have a weak stomach, you do not want to get a whiff of an NHL player’s sweaty glove. Another olfactory hallmark around the locker ...

A hard wrist shot from a graphite stick can have as much or more speed than slap shots of old from the all-wooden sticks of yesteryear. But the slap shot is still a widely used tool in the game.

Graphite iron shafts now rival steel for speed, control, ... whippy, ultra-lightweight sticks built for your buddy’s dad with a 78 mph driver swing speed. In fairness, you’re not wrong.

A graphite windfall. Here's the legend: In the mid-16th century, ... To make the graphite a bit easier to use, surveyors and artists wrapped sticks of plumbago in string or sheepskin.

The usual way to get biological tissues and materials like gels and metals to stick together is using sutures, adhesives or both. Although this generally works, it’s far from ideal, with adhe… ...

Not long ago, we used graphite-filled sticks to communicate our learning. And as my great-grandfather, Answer Man the First, would tell you, ...