Electrochemistry controlled with a plasma electrode
Engineers at Case Western Reserve University have made an electrochemical cell that uses a plasma for an electrode, instead of solid pieces of metal.
Materials Science
Oct 20, 2011
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Decoding reactive species in molten salts
By unraveling vibrational signatures and observing ion exchanges, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory team revealed how chemical species form in a highly reactive molten salt mixture of aluminum chloride and potassium chloride. ...
Materials Science
Jun 14, 2024
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Potassium and potatoes: Understanding fertilizer crop interactions
For farmers and researchers, a field is often like a giant chemistry set. The timing and amounts of different fertilizers to supply nutrients can interact with each other, the soil and crops.
Agriculture
Mar 21, 2023
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Do soils need a low-salt diet?
Doctors often tell their patients to reduce their salt intake as part of a healthy lifestyle. When we start looking at food labels, we may find salt in surprising places—like baked goods, drinks and canned foods.
Environment
Feb 10, 2020
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Keeping the taste, reducing the salt
Washington State University researchers have found a way to make food taste salty but with less of the sodium chloride tied to poor health.
Other
Apr 11, 2019
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Study challenges soil testing for potassium and the fertilizer value of potassium chloride
In the chemical age of agriculture that began in the 1960s, potassium chloride (KCl), the common salt often referred to as potash, is widely used as a major fertilizer in the Corn Belt without regard to the huge soil reserves ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2013
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New molecules detected in Io's atmosphere
Io – Jupiter's innermost Galilean moon – is the most geologically active body in the Solar System. With over 400 active volcanic regions, plumes of sulfur can climb as high as 300 miles above the surface. It is dotted ...
Space Exploration
Sep 19, 2013
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