Foods that rely heavily on preservatives may be doing more than extending shelf life. In a large study spanning more than a ...

The strongest link found in the first study was between sodium nitrite and prostate cancer, which increased the risk by ...

The strongest and most consistent associations were observed for breast cancer. Higher intakes of potassium sorbate, ...

Preservatives are often used in ultra processed foods such as ready meals, crisps, sugary snacks and breakfast cereals, which ...

Sodium polyacrylate, the sodium salt of poly (acrylic acid), is a substance with wide-ranging uses, depending on the degree of polymerization. It emerged in the 1950s under the tradename Krilium as an ...

Researchers found that sodium-ion batteries charge faster than lithium-ion batteries and handle temperature changes better, while being cheaper to produce since sodium is abundant. The technology ...

A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has demonstrated ultrafast and highly reversible all-slope sodium storage using specially engineered ...

American battery startup Peak Energy and energy developer Jupiter Power have teamed up to deploy grid-scale sodium-ion batteries. It's a big step forward for the nascent—and in some ways, ...

Burlingame, California-based Peak Energy just scored a huge win for sodium-ion batteries. The company announced a multi-year deal with utility-scale battery storage developer Jupiter Power to supply ...

Scientists discovered that keeping water in sodium vanadate hydrate doubles a sodium battery’s charge capacity and stability. The same technology can also remove salt from seawater, creating potential ...