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.

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 ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO – As cold weather makes its way to the San Antonio area, KSAT received a behind-the-scenes tour of a TxDOT facility that creates the brine used on highways to help keep drivers safe. Brine ...

Have you noticed many of our area roads are getting salted today? They look lighter in color as road crews pre-treat them to make the incoming winter weather less of a headache. Here's why salt works: ...

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 ...

Your browser does not support the video tag. A time-lapse video of ice melt working. These substances help keep roads and paths clear in the winter. Credit ...

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 ...

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 ...