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New form of destructive terrorist material unlikely, chemists report (w/Video)
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Mar 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Concerns that terrorists could produce a new and particularly dangerous form of the explosive responsible for airport security screening of passengers’ shoes and restrictions on liquids in ...
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No longer a gray area: Our hair bleaches itself as we grow older
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Feb 23, 2009 |
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Wash away your gray? Maybe. A team of European scientists have finally solved a mystery that has perplexed humans throughout the ages: why we turn gray. Despite the notion that gray hair is a sign of wisdom, these researchers ...
'Green' hair bleach may become environmentally friendly consumer product
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Scientists from Japan today reported development of what could be the world's first "green" hair bleach, an environmentally friendly preparation for lightening the color of hair on the head and other parts ...
Not just bleach: Hydrogen peroxide may tell time for living cells
Nov 03, 2009 |
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If a circadian rhythm is like an orchestra - the united expression of the rhythms of millions of cells - a common chemical may serve as the conductor, or at least as the baton.
H. peroxide sensor could aid security
Aug 23, 2006 |
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A new family of molecules used to detect hydrogen peroxide and other reactive chemicals in living cells could be a useful addition to anti-terrorist arsenals, says the University of California, Berkeley, chemist who developed ...
Hydrogen peroxide marshals immune system (w/Video)
Jun 03, 2009 |
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When you were a kid your mom poured it on your scraped finger to stave off infection. When you got older you might have even used it to bleach your hair. Now there's another possible function for this over-the-counter colorless ...
Hydrogen peroxide could cause absorbable sutures to come apart
Jul 31, 2007 |
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Cleaning absorbable sutures with hydrogen peroxide dramatically decreases their tensile strength, researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
Research explores role of hydrogen peroxide in cell health
Jan 02, 2008 |
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Hydrogen peroxide, the same mild acid that many people use to disinfectant their kitchens or treat cuts and abrasions, is also produced by the body to keep cells healthy. Now, researchers at Wake Forest University School ...
Nanoparticle Could Help Detect Many Diseases Early
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 20, 2007 |
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Most people think of hydrogen peroxide as a topical germ killer, but the medicine cabinet staple is gaining steam in the medical community as an early indicator of disease in the body.
New method uses electrolyzed water for more efficient fuel production
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Using electrolyzed water rather than harsh chemicals could be a more effective and environmentally friendly method in the pretreatment of ethanol waste products to produce an acetone-butanol-ethanol fuel mix, ...
UCSD Scientists Develop Sensor for Homemade Bombs
Mar 18, 2008 |
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A team of chemists and physicists at the University of California, San Diego has developed a tiny, inexpensive sensor chip capable of detecting trace amounts of hydrogen peroxide, a chemical used in the most ...
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