When mixed with water, sodium reacts spectacularly ... according to the Royal Society of Chemistry. Pure sodium metal does that fun flash-bang trick in water, but its practical uses are limited.

Water scarcity remains one of the most pressing global challenges, affecting over two billion people worldwide. With ...

The California-based company Sylvatex has developed a water-free ... but there is potential.” Lithium or sodium can be put into metal alloys, Tolbert said. This results in the whole material ...

The less reactive metals tarnish over a longer period of time. Potassium and sodium react very vigorously with water. A small piece of these metals is dropped into a large trough of water behind a ...

Commercial heat packs (containing iron and water, or supersaturated ... Heat packs that contain supersaturated sodium acetate: These are reusable, the packs are boiled to dissolve sodium acetate.