Peer-reviewed research published in the Journal of Nuclear Materials shows that purifying molten fluoride salts before they ...

Over the past decade, nuclear power has been making a comeback as an important source of low-cost, carbon-free energy. This renaissance is fueled by the world’s ever-growing energy needs and by ...

With a dash of table salt, scientists have created exotic compounds that bend the basic rules of chemical bonds and matter in the universe, researchers report in the Dec. 20 Science. The team pulled ...

Welcome to January, when the worst of the winter weather usually occurs, leaving cold snow and ice in its wake. That means that many city and state agencies will be using salt to melt ice on the roads ...

Imagine zooming in on a dried drop of salt solution—each pattern a unique masterpiece, reminiscent of abstract art, yet no larger than the size of a penny. New research by scientists in the Florida ...

A salt is a compound formed from an acid by the replacement of the hydrogen in the acid by a metal. Therefore, it is formed when acids react with bases. Generally, we represent salt as Sodium Chloride ...

The beloved mineral adds flavor, consistency and chemistry to our food in mysterious and potent ways. And just as it's essential in the kitchen, some salt intake is also vital to human health. Humans ...

This simple kitchen combination may do much more than flavor chips—it can clean, deodorize, and even power fun science experiments.

Salt and water fizzle in an electrical bath, a white froth bubbling up. I’m holding a purifying device, my container of lake water ready for treatment on the ground. A chemical reaction takes place ...