Tungsten carbide drill bits will grind through miles of ultra-hard igneous seafloor rock in hopes of reaching the mantle. Image via IODP One of the strangest facets of modern exploration is that ...

In the case of larger drill bits for benching, which have more body metal to support the buttons, the average increase in life will be 10-30 per cent depending on the rock conditions, together ...

After rock formations had defeated previous invasions initiated by another contractor using a larger drill and experimenting with various drill bits, project owner Infrasource turned to GSW ...

In this August 5, 2019 image, the bit carousel — the heart of sampling and caching subsystem of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission — is attached to the front end of the rover. NASA/JPL-Caltech The bit ...