News tagged with skin surface
New plastics 'bleed' when cut or scratched — and then heal like human skin
A new genre of plastics that mimic the human skin's ability to heal scratches and cuts offers the promise of endowing cell phones, laptops, cars and other products with self-repairing surfaces, scientists reported today. ...
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Public restrooms ripe with bacteria, study says
Everyone wonders what bugs might be lurking in public bathrooms. Now researchers are using novel genetic sequencing methods to answer this question, revealing a plethora of bacteria all around, from the doors and the floors ...
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Honey helps heal horses' wounds, researchers find
(PhysOrg.com) -- A simple application of honey to horses' leg wounds results in smaller wound sizes and faster healing time, University of Sydney researchers have found.
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Seals like it hot
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using innovative thermal imaging techniques and CCTV recording, a St Andrews academic has shed new light on previously unseen aspects of the life of seals.
Sep 10, 2009 |
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