Artisanal makers of mezcal have a tried and true way to tell when the drink has been distilled to the right alcohol level. They squirt some into a small container and look for little bubbles, known as pearls. If the alcohol ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 7, 2020
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Chemists have found a way to turn alcohol into amino acids, the building blocks of life.
Materials Science
Jun 24, 2020
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A team of researchers and engineers from Particle Technology Laboratory, ETH Zurich and University Hospital Zurich has designed and built a palm-sized device that can measure the amount of methanol in an alcoholic beverage. ...
Alcohol is the most widely used psychoactive substance in the world. But where was the first alcoholic beverage brewed and consumed?
Archaeology
Jun 10, 2020
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The Scottish Government's minimum unit pricing policy has been implemented as intended by small retailers in Scotland, according to new research carried out by the University of Stirling.
Economics & Business
May 26, 2020
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A new method for reliably identifying the presence of beer or other malted foodstuffs in archaeological finds is described in a study published May 6, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Andreas G. Heiss from the ...
Archaeology
May 8, 2020
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UCLA chemists have reported the key chemical discovery necessary for the creation of a small, electronic marijuana breathalyzer. The research is published in Organic Letters, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Chemical ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 5, 2020
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How does alcohol kill this virus? With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol-based hand sanitizer became a much-sought item by hospitals and the general public alike for its ability to inactivate the coronavirus.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 27, 2020
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Sexual assault is a persistent problem on college campuses. Women are at greater risk of experiencing sexual assault while in college compared to women in the general population, with about a quarter of all undergraduate ...
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2020
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Skoltech scientists have developed highly sensitive sensors based on cobalt oxide nanoflakes which are capable of detecting various alcohols in the air. The new sensors can be used for both medical diagnostics and detection ...
Materials Science
Mar 31, 2020
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