BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 850 gallons of magnesium hydroxide were accidentally released into a river in Baltimore. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works says in a release that 856 ...

It’s certainly not an obvious choice as a source for battery materials. But that’s exactly how it’s viewed by a group of New Zealand engineers. Christchurch-based Aspiring Materials has developed a ...

Magnesium is commonly found in rocks and sea water as well as living organisms. Paul Knochel relates how this element has also sparked a great deal of interest among chemists.

Likewise, if a wound was already known to be infected, the UV light could indicate that the infection had cleared up, if it no longer caused the magnesium hydroxide to fluoresce.