Group hopes recycled hotel soap helps save lives worldwide
Shawn Seipler is on a mission to save lives with soap.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 10, 2015
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New spectroscopy method could lead to better optical devices
A multi-university research team has used a new spectroscopic method to gain a key insight into how light is emitted from layered nanomaterials and other thin films.
Nanomaterials
Mar 5, 2013
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Researchers find soap film micro-channel size tunable with electric charge
(Phys.org)—Researchers with Institut Lumière Matière, at the University of Lyon have found that soap film channels can be tuned using an electric charge to cause them to grow thicker or thinner on demand. In their paper ...
Antibacterial agent used in common soaps found in increasing amounts in freshwater lakes
When people wash their hands with antibacterial soap, most don't think about where the chemicals contained in that soap end up. University of Minnesota engineering researchers do.
Environment
Jan 22, 2013
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Physicists looking to test theory of 'cosmic domain walls'
(Phys.org)—An international team of physics researchers is looking to add credence to a theory that might help explain the nature of dark matter and dark energy – using magnetometers placed strategically around the globe. ...
Nothing to sneeze at: Scientists find cheating ragweed behaves better with its kin
Cheating. Conflict. Competition. It may sound like a soap opera but this is the complex life of the despised ragweed plant.
Plants & Animals
Oct 1, 2012
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Antimicrobials from personal care products found in statewide survey of Minnesota's rivers and lakes
In our zest for cleanliness, have we permanently muddied our nation's waters?
Environment
Aug 15, 2012
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Researchers find fat turns into soap in sewers, contributes to overflows
Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered how fat, oil and grease (FOG) can create hardened deposits in sewer lines: it turns into soap! The hardened deposits, which can look like stalactites, contribute ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 21, 2011
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Soap films help to solve mathematical problems
Soap bubbles and films have always fascinated children and adults, but they can also serve to solve complex mathematical calculations. This is shown by a study carried out by two professors at the University of Malaga (Spain), ...
General Physics
Jan 25, 2011
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Japan astronaut solves bubble puzzle
Of all the experiments Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki has carried out in space -- making sushi in a kimono and playing a harp -- blowing soap bubbles has arguably brought the biggest breakthrough.
Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2010
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