Students will make a 2-D model of a salt crystal and use water molecule cutouts to show how water dissolves salt. After seeing an animation of water dissolving salt, students will compare how well ...

The molecule flushes the cells with salt and causes them to self-destruct, ... The researchers first found this to be effective in a model with an artificial membrane, ...

The molecular model of common salt was created by Scots-born chemist Prof Alexander Crum Brown in 1883. Knitting enthusiast Prof Crum Brown built the model while at Edinburgh University.

Salt isn’t an easy substance to compete against. Over 260 million tonnes get produced each year (most of it goes to the chemistry industry) and it sells for around 10 cents a pound, Mower said.

Salt is to be admired for its atomic beauty and proof of order in the universe. Our astrophysicist friend Adam Frank says you can find some good news in something as simple as a single grain of salt.

"Many processed foods, such as baked beans contain high levels of 'hidden' salt. In fact, up to 85 per cent of a person's dietary salt intake comes from processed foods," said Belinda Linden, head of ...

A new open-source model of brain metabolism, developed by scientists at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), has shown how altering key chemicals could restore aged cells to their ...