Chemists report that radiation-induced chemical reactions may help mitigate the corrosion of metals in a new type of nuclear reactor cooled by molten salts.

Some crystals look very similar but here are a couple of ways to tell them apart. The salt may look a little grayer than the sugar which may look whiter than the salt. The alum may sparkle a little ...

snowflakes (ice crystals), diamonds, and salts, such as the Epsom salt in this activity. When the water used to dissolve the Epsom salt evaporates, the salt particles arrange themselves into a ...

Here are some salt crystals that we made earlier. Now, although copper sulfate is a salt, it is not edible. In fact, copper sulfate is classified as harmful if swallowed and can cause serious eye ...

This finding, published in Matter, overturns traditional views of crystal formation. Remember those classic high school chemistry experiments where salt crystals form from saltwater, or rock candy ...