Fuel cells that react liquid sodium metal with air could be the power source required to give electric airplanes much longer ranges, a new paper has proposed. The idea has yet to leave the laboratory ...

As the world moves toward hydrogen-powered societies, one major challenge remains: storing and releasing hydrogen efficiently ...

From solar panels to advanced medical devices, many modern technologies depend on special materials that can control light ...

This experiment tests the reaction between sodium metal and dry water, revealing dramatic chemical behavior and the science ...

It’s not every day that a 50-year-old technology that was long since passed over gets a new lease on life. Sodium-metal-halide batteries were first patented in the mid-1970s. The design showed promise ...

YouTuber and serial debunker [Thunderf00t] was thinking about the use of sodium to counteract global warming. The theory is that sodium can be used as a fuel when combusted with air, producing a cloud ...