Membranes filled with small particles that can capture specific toxic metals can clean water in one step. Credit: Adam Uliana, CC BY-ND. To build a single filter that could both capture metals and ...

The color, or colors, that a firework makes depends on what color-producing chemicals are in the firework. These chemicals are various metal salts that make different, specific colors as they are ...

The object of his experiment was to testthe rate of corrosion of metals in fresh water, ... or the sa-urated solution of common salt tested as ibove for dissolved air, lost 1"4 grains.

If you’ve ever wondered how fireworks get their color, it all comes down to science, specifically metal salts. When fireworks ...

The water formed a 0.000003 inch (0.1 micrometer) film over the surface of the metal droplets, and immediately, electrons from the metals began rushing into the water.

With two billion people worldwide lacking access to clean and safe drinking water, new research may offer a breakthrough solution. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a next-generation material with ...

When you dissolve salt in water, you make a salt water solution. Adding more salt to the solution increases its density. Density describes substances based on much mass they have in a certain volume.

A new study shows for the first time that the proteins in the natural adhesive of barnacles are good at preventing the corrosion of metals in seawater (Commun. Mater. 2024, DOI: 10.1038/s43246-024 ...

But these water sources are full of salt and usually contain such contaminants as toxic metals. Scientists and engineers have developed methods to remove salts and toxins from water – processes ...