The method is trending — and helping households fight humidity. It's simple, affordable, and anyone can do it.

It can be used internally for intravenous (IV) hydration or externally to clean wounds or piercings. Saline is also used in the nose to treat congestion.

Fortunately, Salt & Straw chef and co-founder Tyler Malek sought solutions and you can find them in his new recipe book, Salt & Straw: America's Most Iconic Ice Creams. He joined ...

For example, water can be separated from salt solution by simple distillation.This method works because water has a much lower boiling point than salt.

Rock salt helps keep our roads clear after winter storms. However, while cheap, salt has the potential to cause damage to surfaces and our plants.

Computers could see their performance jump by one-third through an inexpensive cooling solution based on lithium bromide salt – all while enjoying 10 times longer cooling than using alternative ...

Alternatively, the direction can be reversed by changing the salt. For example, in a solution of KClO 3 the positive ions are more mobile than the negative ions (in contrast to NaCl).

Weather What is being sprayed on Houston-area roads before the Arctic blast? Brine is a mixture of salt, water and sodium chloride. It helps prevent ice from building up on roads.

Salt water gargles are a cheap, easy, and natural alternative to medicated mouthwashes. Gargling with salt water can help clean the mouth and ease symptoms of sore throats, mouth sores, allergies ...

What to expect After waiting 20-30 minutes, the solutions will absorb and evaporate. The salt solution leaves a spot of tiny crystals of salt. The sugar solution leaves a dark spot and the alum ...

Connie Fortin, long-time chloride expert, is focusing upstream on low-salt infrastructure design to reduce saline pollution.