Much scientific effort goes into shoring up both our energy and water supplies for the future, but what if both problems could be addressed by the same technology? Researchers at the University of ...

Note: DON’T try this experiment at home. Our toilets put up with a lot, they deserve better than to be blown apart. Everybody’s probably familiar with the colloquial phrase “praying to the porcelain ...

In lab tests, the anode-free sodium battery hit a critical current density above 20 mA cm⁻² and supported charging rates of ...

Researchers have created metallic water for the first time. Through a very careful experimental setup, the team grew a thin layer of a gold-colored metallic water on the outside of a droplet of liquid ...

A seed crystal can be dropped into a saturated solution of sodium acetate. The solution will suddenly crystallize and turn to solid. Alternately, the solution may be slowly poured out onto a seed ...

Leave it up to the experts and a special standalone test toilet to find out what happens when you flush sodium down the loo. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist ...