Using vermiculite a clay used in potted planting, the researchers engineered a 2D membrane by slicing the mineral into ...

Along a salt evaporation pond known as A12, old tracings show where the tidal channels used to meander through the marsh. The pond will one day be turned back into a tidal marsh.

Dust from Sevier Dry Lake in southern Utah blows particulate as far north as Salt Lake City, but it also holds a vital ...

Most of Earth's water is in the oceans and too salty to drink. Desalination plants can make seawater drinkable, but they ...

Ogden's 55,000-acre solar evaporation pond complex produces salt, sulfate of potash and magnesium chloride from the Great Salt Lake. With all that in mind, the Utah Division of Forestry, ...

A simple and cost-effective method developed by scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) could make the process ...

In 2022, the United States produced 42 million tons of salt which values at around $2.5 billion, the U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries reported.Salt made from brine is largely ...

Salt evaporation ponds are pictured on the east side of Promontory Point on Aug. 4, 2022. The Utah State Legislature and the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining are facing conflicts over brine ...

Researchers have developed a sponge-like material with long, microscopic air pockets that uses sunlight and a simple plastic ...