When magnesium reacts with oxygen, it produces light bright enough to blind you temporarily. Magnesium burns so bright because the reaction releases a lot of heat. As a result of this exothermic ...

Chemists at Michigan State University say the potential for after-effects from the Meridian Magnesium plant fire will be minimal, if at all. Joe Ward with MSU’s chemistry department says, magnesium is ...

Unvarnished twentieth-century oil paintings are often sensitive to aqueous swabbing, a method routinely employed by conservators for surface cleaning. This study proposes a connection between ...

Hard water stains can be unsightly and frustratingly tough to tackle. Chances are, these stains are due to hard water, caused ...