Today it seems self-evident that neurons make their electrical signals by opening gates of water-filled pores (ion channels) in the plasma membrane. But it was not always so. Remarkably ...

A dot and cross diagram for sodium chloride suggests that it is made up of pairs of sodium and chloride ions. It is not. A 3D construction model shows how the ions are arranged in a lattice structure.

The Munsell Color Science Laboratory and the Program of Color Science unite to form one of the world‘s foremost color science research and education organizations. Our mission is to provide ...

Dab Motors has announced a new finish for its Dab 1a electric motorcycle that’s inspired by Nintendo’s atomic purple Game Boy ...

Ion channel proteins are found on all cell types and allow the passage of ions across cellular membranes. They are involved in a wide variety of biological processes and are implicated in many ...

New Thinking Book: <a href=" Thinking on Google Play: <a href=" clear that a battery revolution is coming, but what are we ...

The attraction by chlorine is stronger than the attraction by sodium. An electron is transferred from sodium to chlorine. Sodium becomes a positive ion and chlorine becomes a negative ion. The ...

Whether you are an experienced home mechanic or just starting out, the right lighting is essential. Here are six Milwaukee ...

The pH of the soil can impact these flowering beauties, and with a bit of know-how, you can adjust it yourself ...

The positive areas of the water molecules surround the negative Chloride ions. The negative areas of the water molecules surround the positive sodium ions. As the attractions from the water molecules ...

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to ...

will occupy the latice points that define the face centered cubic unit cell, with the zinc ions occupying the tetrahedral holes. Since there are four sulfide ions (FCC), we need only four zinc ions to ...