This summer’s extreme heat has many wondering if there are better ways to address hydration. These are the considerations worth making. Water can be bought in many forms—carbonated, pumped with ...

We can use difference in the mass between the hydrated and anhydrous compound to calculate the mass of water of crystallisation removed by heating. Heat to constant mass to ensure all of the water of ...

An image from NASA’s Galileo orbiter shows Europa’s icy surface, crisscrossed by reddish-brown streaks of radiation-darkened salt. (Credit: NASA / JPL / Ted Stryk) A prime target in the search for ...

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become indispensable in electric vehicles and energy storage, offering high energy density and operational stability. However, these batteries are highly ...

Researchers have synthesised a hydrated chloride salt that halted the growth of coronavirus in cultured kidney epithelial cells from a monkey 1. The salt bound to a viral enzyme and specific proteins ...