Video: The spacefaring power of... pee?
Space scientists have to take advantage of all the materials available to them on a deep-space mission.
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Improving detection of a 'date rape' drug
Because gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), commonly known as a "date rape drug" is rapidly absorbed and metabolized by the body, it's difficult for law enforcement to tell if someone has been given GHB. Now, scientists report ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 9, 2017
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Monitoring astronauts' lung health
Astronauts in space are valuable sources of scientific data. Researchers collect blood and urine samples to understand what effects living in weightlessness has on their bodies. For one experiment, investigators are interested ...
Space Exploration
May 2, 2017
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How to monitor urine in pools—by testing sweetness
Even though Olympic swimmers have admitted doing it, peeing in the pool is not a condoned practice. Urine contributes to the formation of compounds in pool water that can be harmful to people's health. Now scientists are ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 1, 2017
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Fish found to communicate with one another using urine
(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers with the University of Bern in Switzerland has found that at least one species of fish communicates with others of its kind using chemicals in its urine. In their paper published in the ...
Urine test for fatigue could help prevent accidents
Doctors, pilots, air traffic controllers and bus drivers have at least one thing in common—if they're exhausted at work, they could be putting lives at risk. But the development of a new urine test, reported in the ACS ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 30, 2016
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Researchers partner with brewery to collect urine and generate fertilizer
When customers of Sudwerk Brewery Co. in Davis, Calif., answer nature's call, they can do their part to help nature.
Environment
Aug 4, 2016
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Mexican engineer extracts gas from urine to heat shower
Mexican engineer Gabriel Luna-Sandoval was urinating one day when he realized that the yellow liquid could be of "vital" use elsewhere.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 9, 2016
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Engineers design a home urine test that could scan for diseases
There's a good reason your doctor asks for a urine sample at your annual checkup. A simple, color-changing paper test, dipped into the specimen, can measure levels of glucose, blood, protein and other chemicals, which in ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 16, 2016
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Finding Zika one paper disc at a time
An international, multi-institutional team of researchers led by synthetic biologist James Collins, Ph.D. at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, has developed a low-cost, rapid ...
Biotechnology
May 6, 2016
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