The scientists heated a mixture of sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate to 662°F until it became liquid, then used argon gas to pass two hydrogen isotopes through the molten salt.

Researchers at the US Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have demonstrated a new method to track chemical changes in molten salt in real time. The details, recently published in the Journal of the ...

Their findings confirm what was suspected for a long time: the early moon was once entirely engulfed in a molten “magma ocean.” This global sea of liquid rock, which likely lasted for tens to ...

Using a new process, a team has developed a new way of processing fuel efficiently for cutting-edge molten salt reactors. One of the big pushes in the effort to spark a 21st century renaissance in ...

Joining other efforts to decarbonize the steel-production process such as those using hydrogen to refine iron ore, Boston Metal has pioneered a process known as molten oxide electrolysis (MOE).

Taking inspiration from ancient techniques, researchers have forged relatively large sheets of metal that are just atoms thick, enabling them to more readily study the weird properties of these ...

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