Ionic liquids can be manipulated to have lower than expected melting points by harnessing the same approach that nature uses to keep cell membranes fluid at low temperatures, according to a study.

(Jena, Germany) Glasses are an indispensable part of everyday life. One of the most important reasons for this is that glass objects can be manufactured almost universally and inexpensively in a wide ...

IONIC LIQUIDS have been one of the more visible classes of chemicals during the past decade, and for good reason. The more chemists have explored the range of properties possible by mixing and ...

Ionic liquids are salts with relatively low melting points (below 100 °C) and their useful and tunable properties — such as negligible vapour pressure and thermal stability — mean they are widely ...

Ionic bonds are very strong so the melting point of an ionic compound is high. Ionic compounds do not conduct electricity in the solid state because their ions are unable to move about. However, if an ...

FUSION is a complex phenomenon for which there is no clear theoretical basis. If heat of fusion could be independently related to the measurable physical properties and structural features of a ...

Cations can be identified with flame tests or precipitate tests using sodium hydroxide and ammonia solutions. Anions (halide, sulfate, and carbonate ions) can be identified using precipitate tests or ...

Hold on, hold on! We may have a new world record here. Researchers from Brown University may have found a substance with a melting point that beats out the previous record by a few hundred degrees.