Researchers discovered how to stabilize a high-performance sodium compound, giving sodium-based solid-state batteries the power and stability they’ve long lacked. The new material conducts ions far ...

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If you live near any of Pennsylvania's four nuclear power plants, you will be able to get a fresh batch of potassium iodide tablets in mid August, to use in case of a radiation leak. But what are ...

Abstract: Pure Nal as a practical scintillator has been investigated in the temperature range of 125 K to 293 K. Previously reported limitations with photomultipliers and optical coupling methods have ...

Introduction: Certain chloride channels and H + /Cl − antiporters, such as chloride channel 3 (ClC-3), are expressed at the apical pole of thyrocytes, facilitating iodide (I −) efflux. However, the ...

Anyone who’s been told to try a low-sodium diet knows that cutting back on sodium can be a real challenge. It’s often not enough to put down the salt shaker; it’s also a matter of reading nutrition ...

"A century ago, much of northern America was known as the goiter belt," said The Economist. A lack of natural iodine in the soil and water, and an iodine-poor diet, led to the "characteristic neck ...

It’s not easy to strike the exact balance of self-awareness and earnestness present in 1996’s hit disaster film Twister, but this year’s highly anticipated follow-up, Twisters, certainly tries.

Two years ago, sodium-ion battery pioneer Natron Energy was busy preparing its specially formulated sodium batteries for mass production. The company slipped a little past its 2023 kickoff plans, but ...

A new type of hybrid sodium-ion battery that offers both high capacity and rapid-charging capabilities could power mobile devices, electric vehicles and space tech. When you purchase through links on ...