Imagine jeans, sweats or socks that clean and de-odorize themselves when hung on a clothesline in the sun or draped on a balcony railing. Scientists are reporting development of a new cotton fabric that does clean itself ...
Materials Science
Dec 14, 2011
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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 ...
Materials Science
Jul 5, 2011
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(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 by eating the ...
(Phys.org) —Get set for a fitness market buzzword likely to get louder in 2014, the quantitative self. Sensors embedded in wearable items communicating data via Bluetooth to people's watches, smartphones, and tablets will ...
It's not every day that there's a news story about socks. But in November, a pair won the Best New Wearable Technology Device Award at a Silicon Valley conference. The smart socks, which track foot landings and cadence, are ...
Engineering
Dec 16, 2015
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Underpants which are claimed to neutralise the smell of flatulence are proving a hit in Japan, whose hard-working businessmen seem to like the idea of breaking wind without getting rumbled.
Other
Nov 12, 2012
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Water runoff from cropped farm fields can contain large amounts of eroded soil as well as some of the fertilizer and herbicide. Expanding on existing conservation practices, a team of scientists has tested whether compost ...
Environment
Jun 21, 2010
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Swiss researchers and experts from armasuisse have developed novel socks which reduce the chances of blisters forming on the wearer’s feet.
Materials Science
May 7, 2010
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(AP) -- Every week or so I undertake a rigorous mental challenge: matching my socks.
Internet
May 20, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of California wildlife research team working in the Sierra Nevada is asking the public to donate clean, gently used socks for research on a rare weasel called the Pacific fisher.
Environment
Dec 20, 2011
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