Time-lapse animation of vertical section during upward freezing for the 0.6 mol/l case. Credit: Zhaohao Wu During downward freezing, dense brine collected into central columns, which gradually sank as ...

BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. — Salt does not melt, it just changes the freezing point of water, and salt brine has to be the perfect combination of salt and water in order for it be effective on our roads.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — As the Houston-area braces for a hard freeze, many of the region's roadways are being treated with a salty solution called brine to help prevent ice from building up. But how ...

Brrr … it’s cold out there! Children are flocking to the television in hopes of hearing there will be a snow day; the bread and milk aisles at grocery stores are ...

Every year, the roads across America are flooded with plows that spray rock salt across our highways to clear ice and snow. And every year, questions are raised about the effectiveness of salt and ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) -Roads have been particularly awful over the last week and one of the reasons is because its just been so cold. Typically the Iowa DOT will put salt on the roadways, salt and ...

Tracking brine migration patterns A range of unique salt morphologies, such as brine streaks, columns, skirts, pockets, and relatively pure ice, also occur during freezing. We traced the migration of ...