Video: Petrichor, the smell of rain
The smell that accompanies a spring shower is so evocative that it has its own word: petrichor.
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Process could clean up water used in natural gas drilling
(PhysOrg.com) -- Texas A&M Engineering is playing a role in a technological breakthrough that could clean up the contaminated water recovered from drilling natural gas wells in shale deposits through the process of "hydraulic ...
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Video: Does sugar cause diabetes?
In the U.S., diabetes is very common—1 in 10 people have it, and tens of thousands of people die from it every year.
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Determining toothpaste abrasion
There are various types of toothpaste available on the market. They come as pastes and gels, there are some that guard against tooth decay or protect teeth from acid attack, others that are designed for sensitive teeth. But ...
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Some 'low-gluten' beer contains high levels of gluten
Beer tested in a new study, including some brands labeled "low-gluten," contains levels of hordein, the form of gluten present in barley, that could cause symptoms in patients with celiac disease (CD), the autoimmune condition ...
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Once-a-month pill for both fleas and ticks in Fido and Fluffy
Scientists in New Jersey are describing discovery and successful tests of the first once-a-month pill for controlling both fleas and ticks in domestic dogs and cats. Their study is in the current issue of ACS’ Journal of ...
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Researcher sees marine nutraceuticals as growth industry
The marine nutraceutical industry is booming in Europe and Asia, and it has taken off in recent years in Canada as well. While the industry is still in its infancy in the United States, University of Rhode Island researcher ...
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Scientists sniff out the substances behind the aroma in the 'king of fruits'
The latest effort to decipher the unique aroma signature of the durian—revered as the "king of fruits" in southeast Asia but reviled elsewhere as the world's foulest smelling food—has uncovered several new substances that ...
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Nov 28, 2012
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What makes mozzarella stretchy?
The secrets of mozzarella cheese are being unravelled by PhD student Anita Pax.
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Novel technique to detect fingerprints
An innovative product that uses fluorescence to detect fingerprints has been developed by a team from the Laboratoire de Photophysique et Photochimie Supramoléculaire et Macromoléculaire (CNRS/ENS Cachan) in collaboration ...
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