BioHug offers hug therapy in an automatic vest
By Guest Column Thursday, May 16, 2013
Most of us have moments when we could really use a hug – when we’re sad, lonely, scared or stressed. The therapeutic value of a good squeeze for emotional wellbeing is well documented.
Safer, more environmentally friendly flame retardant with first-of-its-kind dual effectsBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, May 15, 2013
ACS Macro Letters
Amid concerns over the potential health effects of existing flame retardants for home furniture, fabrics and other material, scientists are reporting development of an “exceptionally” effective new retardant that appears safer and more environmentally friendly. Their report on the first-of-its-kind coating, ideal for the polyurethane foam in couches and bedding that causes many fire deaths, appears in ACS Macro Letters.
Keeping fruit, vegetables and cut flowers fresh longerBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Chemical Reviews
New technology offers the promise of reducing billions of dollars of losses that occur each year from the silent, invisible killer of fruits, vegetables and cut flowers — a gas whose effects are familiar to everyone who has seen bananas and other fruit ripen too quickly and rot. That’s the conclusion of an article in the ACS journal Chemical Reviews.
New evidence on how fluoride fights tooth decayBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Langumir
In an advance toward solving a 50-year-old mystery, scientists are reporting new evidence on how the fluoride in drinking water, toothpastes, mouth rinses and other oral-care products prevents tooth decay. Their report appears in the ACS journal Langumir.
Israelis excel in finding keys to long life
By Guest Column Wednesday, May 1, 2013
What genes hold the key to longevity? Why does long life run in certain families? Could age-related diseases be conquered by slowing the aging process? Why do people lose muscle mass as they age, and why do smokers lose it faster?
BRAIN initiative seeks tools to understand human thought, behavior, consciousnessBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Chemical & Engineering News
The newly proposed scientific project to understand the most complicated 3 pounds of material in the world — the human brain — is the topic of an article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society.
Ice tubes in polar seas — “brinicles” or “sea stalactites” — proBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Langmuir
Life on Earth may have originated not in warm tropical seas, but with weird tubes of ice — sometimes called “sea stalactites” — that grow downward into cold seawater near the Earth’s poles.
From ancient Egypt — new technologiesBy American Chemical Society Tuesday, April 23, 2013
WASHINGTON, — The latest episode in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS’) award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series describes how a bright blue pigment used 5,000 years ago is giving modern scientists clues toward the development of new nanomaterials. These materials could be used in remote controls for televisions, security inks, state-of-the-art medical imaging devices and other technology.
‘Chemical gardens’ could hold the key to understanding the origins of life on Earth
By American Chemical Society Wednesday, March 20, 2013
First discovery of a natural topological insulator
By American Chemical Society Wednesday, March 6, 2013
In a step toward understanding and exploiting an exotic form of matter that has been sparking excitement for potential applications in a new genre of supercomputers, scientists are reporting the first identification of a naturally occurring “topological insulator” (TI). Their report on discovery of the material, retrieved from an abandoned gold mine in the Czech Republic, appears in the ACS journal Nano Letters.
Famous fraud cases foster a revolution in photograph conservation researchBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Two fraud cases that sent shock waves through the world of photography are helping to trigger a revolution in photo conservation science, according to the cover story in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News. C&EN is the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society.
A new anti-frost and anti-fog coating for glassBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, February 27, 2013
In an advance toward glass that remains clear under the harshest of conditions, scientists are reporting development of a new water-repellant coating that resists both fogging and frosting. Their research on the coating, which could have uses ranging from automobile windshields to camera lenses, appears in the journal ACS Nano.
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