How 'green' is your waterproof jacket?
In the face of unpredictable weather conditions, waterproof jackets have become key items in many people's wardrobes.
Materials Science
Jul 6, 2017
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News tagged with repellent
Researchers determine structure of unique receptor linked to neurodegeneration
Sigma-1 isn't genetically related to any other protein in the human body.
Biochemistry
Apr 6, 2016
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Researchers compare 'natural' mosquito repellents to DEET
Every summer while preparing for long weekends at our family cabin in the north woods of Minnesota, we'd face the same dilemmas. What food should we bring? Is SPF 50 sunscreen enough protection? And, most importantly, which ...
Ecology
Oct 28, 2015
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Mosquito-repelling chemicals identified in traditional sweetgrass
Native North Americans have long adorned themselves and their homes with fragrant sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata), a native plant used in traditional medicine, to repel biting insects, and mosquitoes in particular. Now, researchers ...
Biochemistry
Aug 17, 2015
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Could smell hold the key to ending pesticide use?
UK scientists may have uncovered a natural way of avoiding the use of pesticides and help save plants from attack by recreating a natural insect repellent.
Plants & Animals
Apr 27, 2015
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Tutoring for nature: Production of valuable nootkatone with yeast
New method allows production of expensive grapefruit aroma Nootkatone biotechnologically from cheap sugar using a 'turbo-yeast.' The versatile, healthy and tasty substance is used in soft drinks, pharmaceutical products or ...
Biotechnology
Apr 15, 2015
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Laser-generated surface structures create extremely water-repellent metals
Scientists at the University of Rochester have used lasers to transform metals into extremely water repellent, or super-hydrophobic, materials without the need for temporary coatings.
Condensed Matter
Jan 20, 2015
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Sniffing out new repellents: Why mozzies can't stand the DEET
The smell of mozzie repellent is as much a part of summer as barbecues and the cricket. Despite supermarket and pharmacy shelves overflowing with insect repellents, there are actually only a few active ingredients to be found ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 27, 2014
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Certain compounds stimulate mosquito taste receptors
Mosquitoes not only have a sense of smell for certain insect repellents, but they also have a sense of taste for these chemicals, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 5, 2014
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Studies confirm breadfruit's ability to repel insects
Breadfruit, used as a folk remedy in Pacific regions to control insects, is an effective mosquito repellent, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found.
Ecology
Nov 18, 2013
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