Biodegradable plastics, such as polylactic acid (PLA), were introduced as an alternative. However, PLA takes too long to ...

Explain that in this activity, students will investigate how water dissolves salt crystals. They will also explore how the water from the salt solution evaporates, and how the dissolved salt forms ...

Japanese scientists at RIKEN CEMS, led by Takuzo Aida, have developed a new supramolecular plastic that maintains strength in ...

To tackle the growing pollution crisis, scientists at RIKEN in Japan have developed a new type of plastic that remains stable ...

Do you salt the water for potatoes before cooking them? Not everyone knows that it might not be the best idea. Salted water ...

The density of the salt water solution increases as the amount of salt dissolved in water increases. Less dense solutions float on top of solutions of greater density. Disposal: Dispose of all solid ...

The loss ot caloric by the use of this water was owing to the salt dissolved, which retained the heat in a latent state. The losses to be estimated for blowing off the brine were the power ...

The Little Lehigh Watershed Stewards are calling attention to how long rock salt sticks around in local streams and drinking ...

Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which either the fuel and/or the coolant is a molten salt. Molten salt is salt which liquifies at elevated temperatures and can store ...

Heat can help some substances dissolve faster in water. Salt, for example, will dissolve quicker in hot water than in cold water. When a substance dissolves, it might look like it has disappeared ...