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 ...

Naarea, the developer of a molten salt fast neutron microreactor, is partnering with the French National Centre for Scientific Research and Université Paris-Saclay to create a laboratory dedicated to ...

Salt and chemicals producer, Nobian, believes in a world where chemistry is completely green and responsible. With its ambitious “Grow Greener Together” sustainability program, the company has set ...

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 ...

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 ...

The last thing Scott Denmark expected to find during a visit to his local hardware superstore was an outbreak of IRRATIONAL CHEMOPHOBIA. Yet there he was, leaving the store, when he came upon a bag of ...