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Scientists at the University of Surrey have discovered a simple tweak that could boost sodium-ion battery performance, by ...

Researchers discovered how to stabilize a high-performance sodium compound, giving sodium-based solid-state batteries the ...

Students will be able to explain that mixing substances can cause a chemical reaction that results in the formation of a new substance. Students will be able to plan and carry out an investigation to ...

In a demonstration that defies basic assumptions in physics, researchers have created liquid sodium at room temperature. As a member of the alkali metals—the first column in the periodic table—sodium ...

Researchers in South Korea have successfully demonstrated the use of free ambient air as a fuel leveraging a sodium-based solid electrolyte to tackle the carbonate issue that has been holding back the ...

Solid-state sodium batteries use sodium, a more abundant and accessible resource compared to lithium. Sodium is primarily derived from sodium chloride, which is abundant in seawater and readily ...

Sodium-ion batteries may be the answer to the future of sustainable energy storage and could be used to make drinking water ...

Scientists at the University of Houston are confident of overcoming one of the biggest problems preventing solid-state batteries from becoming widespread. Their homogeneous glassy electrolyte paves ...

Lithium-ion batteries can catch fire because they use liquid electrolytes made of flammable organic solvents. A new ...

Electrospun sodium titanate speeds up the purification of water based on selective ion exchange -- effectively extracts radio-active strontium. With the help of this new method, waste water can be ...