News tagged with smelly socks

New technology makes textiles permanently germ-free; targets health care-associated infections

A University of Georgia researcher has invented a new technology that can inexpensively render medical linens and clothing, face masks, paper towels -- and yes, even diapers, intimate apparel and athletic wear, including ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (11) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

Jumping spiders that love smelly socks could help fight malaria

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in New Zealand have found that a type of jumping spider prefers the odor of smelly socks to clean ones. The spider is the only predator known to feed indirectly on vertebrate blood ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report




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Mosquitoes are picky about their appetite

It's a late summer afternoon and you're out on the patio having a glass of wine with friends. As the sun begins to set, you start to think about what's for dinner.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0


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