Adding fluorine to drug molecules can be tricky, but is often worthwhile. Rachel Brazil talks to the chemists trying to tame ...

You're not alone if you have questions about fluoride in your water supply. We reached out to experts to get answers. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at ...

A Senate committee Thursday moved to advance a controversial fluoride bill after hearing from supporters and opponents and from those who assert systemwide injection of fluoride into drinking water ...

To improve data storage, researchers are perfecting 3D NAND flash memory, which stacks cells to maximize space. Researchers ...

WHEN LITHIUM ION BATTERIES BURN ... IS AN EXTREME HEALTH HAZARD. HYDROGEN FLUORIDE SEEMS TO BE THE MOST CONCERNING FORM. IT IS A CHEMICAL THAT, IN SMALL AMOUNTS IS JUST IRRITATING.

Cavities form when demineralization outweighs remineralization, resulting in a net loss of minerals. Fluoride helps by interacting with enamel and combining with calcium and phosphate ions from ...

The narrow, deep holes required for one type of flash memory are made twice as fast with the right recipe, which includes a plasma made from hydrogen fluoride.

It is also an entirely natural component of bone. In water, fluoride is in the form of calcium fluoride (CaF2). But artificial fluoride (used in the water fluoridation process) is also found in ...

A recent systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that more exposure to fluoride may be linked to lower intelligence ...

The team added an inert aluminum fluoride salt to an Al-ion-containing electrolyte, turning it into a solid-state electrolyte. The aluminum fluoride salt has a 3D porous structure, allowing ...