News articles tagged with 'salt'
Canadians finding it tough to shake the salt habit
— 18 Nov 2009 10:35 | HealthCanadians know that too much salt isn't good for their diets, but half still continue to shake it on, according to a new study by University of Alberta researchers... — full story
Could salt crusts be key ingredient for cooking up prebiotic molecules?
— 17 Sep 2009 14:54 | AstronomyGerman scientists investigating the complex chemical mixture thought to be present in the early Earth's oceans have found that amino acids can be 'cooked' into many other important... — full story
Wastewater produces electricity and desalinates water
— 7 Aug 2009 11:01 | EnvironmentA process that cleans wastewater and generates electricity can also remove 90 percent of salt from brackish water or seawater, according to an international team of researchers from... — full story
Climate change may spell demise of key salt marsh constituent
— 13 Jul 2009 15:29 | EnvironmentGlobal warming may exact a toll on salt marshes in New England, but new research shows that one key constituent of marshes may be especially endangered... — full story
Scientists closer to developing salt-tolerant crops
— 8 Jul 2009 15:03 | BiologyAn international team of scientists has developed salt-tolerant plants using a new type of genetic modification (GM), bringing salt-tolerant cereal crops a step closer to reality... — full story
Brittle table salt can stretch like taffy in the nanoworld
— 29 Jun 2009 14:23 | ChemistryResearchers in New Mexico are reporting the surprise discovery that common table salt - so brittle that it crushes easily between a thumb and forefinger - becomes a super plastic in... — full story
Further evidence about water ocean on Enceladus
— 24 Jun 2009 17:00 | AstronomyCassini has found further evidence to suggest that the Saturn's sixth largest moon Enceladus has a reservoir of water - perhaps an ocean - beneath its surface. A subsurface ocean could... — full story
Salt block unexpectedly stretches in Sandia experiments
— 24 Jun 2009 12:14 | TechnologyTo stretch a supply of salt generally means using it sparingly. But researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and the University of Pittsburgh were startled when they found they... — full story
Reducing salt in food without losing that salty taste
— 1 Jun 2009 14:38 | ChemistryFood manufacturers are searching for new ways to reduce the amount of salt added to products ranging from potato chips to salad dressings while preserving the salty taste that consumers... — full story
New light shed on the enigma of salt intake and hypertension
— 4 May 2009 18:24 | HealthA high salt intake has been implicated in cardiovascular disease risk for 5000 years. But salt-sensitive hypertension still remains an enigma. Now, investigators from Germany at the... — full story