More information: Jingshu Zhang et al, Passive battery thermal management and thermal safety protection based on hydrated salt composite phase change materials, Energy Storage and Saving (2024).

We find evidence for hydrated salts at all four locations in the seasons when recurring slope lineae are most extensive, which suggests that the source of hydration is recurring slope lineae activity.

They exposed various anhydrous (dry) salts to Mars-like atmospheric conditions and found that some of them — calcium perchlorate and calcium chloride — did indeed become hydrated.

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that “water molecules can persist in sunlit areas of the Moon in the form of hydrated salts”.

The hydrated salts most consistent with the chemical signatures are likely a mixture of magnesium perchlorate, magnesium chlorate and sodium perchlorate.

Scientists have created a type of salt crystal that might exist on ice-covered Europa, potentially raising hopes for finding life there.

Spectroscopic measurements suggest the presence of a range of highly hydrated salts [3], however, no complete match to the observed data has been made. Part of this problem lies in the limited number ...

These dark, narrow, 100 meter-long streaks called recurring slope lineae flowing downhill on Mars are inferred to have been formed by contemporary flowing water. Recently, planetary scientists ...

Salts deposited in dark streaks on Mars, such as these in the nearly 1,000-kilometer-long Coprates Chasma canyon, are left behind by seasonal water flows, a new study suggests.

A recent study unveils an innovative composite phase change material (CPCM) tailored for lithium-ion battery (LIB) thermal management. Using hydrated salts, this material is engineered to regulate ...