A few years ago, a group of physicists created an unusual, never-before-seen subatomic particle. Using a particle accelerator at Riken, a Japanese research institute, they slammed streams of calcium ...

There’s no debating that metallic sodium is exciting stuff, but getting your hands on some can be problematic, what with the need to ship it in a mineral oil bath to keep it from exploding. So why not ...

A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has demonstrated ultrafast ...

Disodium phosphate is a chemical added to foods, cosmetics, and other products. It’s useful as a preservative and a flavor enhancer, among other things. This artificial type of salt is made from the ...

Worldwide efforts to make sodium-ion batteries just as functional as lithium-ion batteries have long since controlled sodium's tendency to explode, but not yet resolved how to prevent sodium-ions from ...

Sodium carbonate or soda (Na 2 CO 3) was the most popular sodium compound in ancient times. Soda was called as natron by the Egyptians and later, the Romans used a similar name for it, natrium which ...

Sodium-ion batteries claim to offer a safer, more reliable, and domestically sourced alternative to lithium-ion systems, with ...

China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) recently signed a strategic agreement with South Korean petrochemical giant LG ...

In recent years, the popularity of sodium-ion batteries has suddenly risen. Chinese companies such as Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), Gotion Hi-Tech, EVE Energy and BYD are all engaging in ...

A person living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) may need to take steps to reduce their sodium intake. This typically involves reducing the amount of salty foods they consume, as sodium is an element ...