Sodium just gained some ground in the race to replace lithium as the crucial material in batteries. That's because experts at Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan announced a key process to make ...

During World War II a scientist named Georg Otto Erb developed the molten salt battery for use in military applications. The war ended before Erb’s batteries found any real use, but British ...

Salt pollution in freshwater is a growing global concern. Excessive salt harms plants, degrades soil, and compromises water quality. In urban areas, road salts used for de-icing during winter ...