In health circles, salt has long been considered a dirty four-letter word. When we eat salt—which typically contains 40 percent sodium and 60 percent chloride—it’s the sodium that concerns many health ...

This may be contrary to everything you’ve ever heard about salt, but sodium is an essential mineral, so you need a certain amount of it to stay alive. That said, keeping your salt intake in the proper ...

The average American eats nearly 50% more sodium than recommended, raising long-term health risks. Here's how to cut back without sacrificing flavor. Faith Foushee CNET Contributor Faith Foushee is a ...

Sodium-ion battery technology is moving from laboratory promise to commercial reality, with new peer-reviewed research ...

Fast food is a part of life. Between long commutes, back-to-back meetings, and kids who refuse to eat anything green, the drive-thru is often the most realistic option on the table. Nobody’s judging.

Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere. They're used in consumer electronics, electric vehicles and as repositories for excess renewable energy like wind and solar. But as the world continues to ...

They power tiny phones and two-tonne electric cars. They form the guts of a growing number of grid-storage systems that smooth the flow of electricity from wind and solar power stations. Without them, ...

As runners, we know that electrolytes help us fuel our miles. One of the most common? Sodium. If you don’t get enough, you might experience things like muscle cramps or spasms, loss of energy, and ...

We've long relied on lithium-ion batteries for long-term energy storage, but they can be expensive to produce and maintain over the years. California-based startup Inlyte wants to offer a scalable ...

Sodium-ion batteries have great promise. They’re energy dense, nonflammable, and operate well in colder temperatures, and sodium is cheap and abundant. Plus, sodium-based batteries will be more ...