It does, however, have one major disadvantage: it is a relatively rare element. It is possible to make sodium-ion batteries, although there are some design tradeoffs. But sodium is much more ...

An oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship packed with highly toxic chemicals collided in the North Sea off the coast ...

Shipping company Ernst Russ said Solong has empty containers previously used to transport the ‘hazardous chemical’.

Easy as pie. Thankfully, there’s now a more approachable method courtesy of this clever chemical hack that makes metallic sodium in quantity without using electrolysis. [NurdRage], aka [Dr. N.

As you keep adding protons, you find that similar properties recur in every 8th element. Lithium, for example, with an atomic number of 3, is a reactive metal — just like sodium (element number ...

A collision in the North Sea involving two ships off the Yorkshire coast saw crews battle to contain a monumental fire, with initial reports suggesting the cargo included jet fuel and possibly sodium ...

Researchers from UNSW and Longi have found that the silicon nitride layers used in TOPCon cell rear-side are particularly ...