IT was observed some time ago by M. Mallard (Bulletin de la Sociélé Minémlogique, 1882, p. 214) that certain crystals, such as boracite and potassium sulphate, have their crystallo-graphic character ...

The history of making fire at will is a long and storied one, stretching back to the days when we’d rub wooden sticks together, or use flint and steel to ignite tinder. An easier, albeit vastly more ...

Potassium chlorate (KClO 3) is a strong oxidizing agent that has a wide variety of uses. It is or has been a component of explosives, fireworks, safety matches, and disinfectants. As a high school or ...

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL--There's a small problem with Earth's magnetic field: It should not have existed, as Earth's rock record indicates it has, for the past 3.5 billion years. Motions in the Earth's ...

A study conducted by researchers at the Center for Redox Processes in Biomedicine (Redoxoma) has shown that ATP-sensitive mitochondrial potassium channels (MitoK ATP) are involved in both the ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The potassium chlorate market is expected to grow by USD 214.84 million during 2019-2023. The report also provides the market impact and new opportunities created due to the ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the potassium chlorate market and it is poised to grow by $ 214.84 mn during 2019-2023, progressing at a CAGR of almost 4% during the forecast ...

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