I've decided to make dancing flames. It's done by burning a mixture of aluminum, copper sulfate and hydrochloric acid.

Large batteries are needed for cities and metro areas to run off solar or wind power. Researchers in ACS Central Science have ...

In the Western world, recycling often feels like a chore. It is something we should do, like exercising and eating a healthy diet. This is in stark contrast to the situation in India where recycling ...

Intense heat and vapors are produced in the demonstration. Perform only with adequate ventilation. Handle hot glassware with care. Do not breathe aluminum dust.

The process requires lye and a common pool chemical used to decrease pH. Sodium hydroxide isn’t super safe, but it is much less problem to buy, store, and use than battery acid. Aluminum ...

Rubies and emeralds have the colors they do because, like many substances, they absorb some colors of light. Most visible light, like sunlight, is composed of all the colors of the rainbow: red, ...

"Aluminum is widely used in thermal management ... and Hemish Thakkar (Rice graduate with a double major in chemistry and mechanical engineering, now a doctoral student at Princeton University).

Large batteries are essential for storing solar and wind power, helping integrate renewable energy into the power grid. However, finding safe, reliable, and eco-friendly battery technologies has been ...