After decades of study, researchers struggle to explain the ordering of aqueous ion effects on proteins ...

The animation shows single separated atoms to illustrate the idea of how ions and ionic bonds are formed. Explain what happens during the animation. Tell students that the attraction of the protons in ...

Scientists have discovered the potential existence of a bizarre new molecule related to water. Dubbed “aquodiium,” this ion could form under extreme conditions and may explain some of the ...

Tower block games such as Jenga can be used to explain to schoolchildren how lithium-ion batteries work, meeting an educational need to better understand a power source that has become vital to ...

Scientists are using “trapped ions” in highly precise experiments to search for a new, fifth force of nature that could help explain elusive dark matter. The invisible dark matter is one of ...