After decades of lithium-ion batteries dominating the market, a new option has emerged: batteries made with sodium ions.

Scientists have detected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Taurus Molecular Cloud. How the first benzene ring in ...

can wreak havoc on Earth's technological infrastructure. "For decades, the lack of precise atomic data has posed challenges in understanding the impact of charged ions from CMEs on space weather ...

Opening (gating) of ion channels can occur upon stimulation with ligands such as second messengers, voltage, temperature and mechanical stress. The directionality of channels is dictated by the ...

Chinese scientists have developed a new material that significantly reduces EV battery charging time without compromising ...

Group ions contain two or more atoms and usually have a negative charge. The formulae of these ions can be found in the data booklet. We can take the number of charges on the ion as the valency of ...

University of Sydney researchers have suppressed ion migration in halide perovskites specifically at the B-site, paving a way ...

A little water helps expose the sodium so it can react with the chlorine gas. The reaction releases a lot of heat as ... An electron is transferred from sodium to chlorine. Sodium becomes a positive ...

While sodium-ion batteries can have size and weight challenges owing to being lower density than lithium-ion cells — making certain applications challenging (such as mobility/EVs, where weight ...

Acidic and alkaline solutions can conduct electricity because they have ions that are free to carry charge. Look at the formulae of these acids. They all contain H + ions.

However, the complexity and fragility of BK channels have made studying them difficult. Calcium ions can trigger a BK channel to open its central passage or "pore," allowing a massive flow of ...