News tagged with fragrances
Clearing a potential road block to bisabolane: Key enzyme structure identified
(PhysOrg.com) -- The recent discovery that bisabolane, a member of the terpene class of chemical compounds used in fragrances and flavorings, holds high promise as a biosynthetic alternative to D2 diesel fuel ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Avian 'Axe effect' attracts attention of females and males
In a case of life imitating art, avian scents given off by male songbirds have the females (and males) flocking in.
Jul 19, 2011 |
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The top 5 actions parents can take to reduce child exposure to toxic chemicals at home
Leading Canadian health and environmental experts today issued a list of the top five ways parents can protect their children from toxic substances in and around the home.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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A hint of blackcurrant: Olfactory properties and gas-phase structures of Cassyrane stereoisomers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Upon testing different fragrances in a perfumery, the so-called top note, consisting of the most volatile odorants, is what characterizes a scent. These odorants determine the first and often ...
May 20, 2011 |
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Clubbers can smell a good nightspot
Since the smoking ban in restaurants, bars and nightclubs, customers are more aware of unpleasant smells, such as body odors and the smell of old beer, that used to be masked by cigarette smoke. Now science is looking at ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 17, 2011 |
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Rose fragrance no influence on vase life, researchers find
Connoisseurs of cut roses often believe that the most fragrant blossoms are also the quickest to wilt, but a new University of Florida study disproves that notion and indicates breeders can develop varieties that smell great ...
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Secrets of scents: Designing the smells that sell household products
Crafting a fragrance for detergents that leaves laundry smelling clean and fresh. Developing a room freshener, scented oil, or scented candle that whispers "cool spring air." Giving toothpaste or mouthwash ...
Aug 24, 2010 |
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Big cats love Calvin Klein cologne
(PhysOrg.com) -- Workers in Wildlife Conservation Societies around the world are using a new technique to lure big cats to their heat-and-motion-sensitive cameras and keep them there long enough to enable ...
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Researchers find genes that 'tune' flower fragrances
(PhysOrg.com) -- Shakespeare famously wrote, "That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." With all due respect to the Bard, University of Florida researchers may have to disagree: no matter what you ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Researchers uncover genetic origins of rice fragrance
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Cornell study reports that the gene that gives rice its highly valued fragrance stems from an ancestor of basmati rice and dispels other long-held assumptions about the origins of basmati. ...
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Romantic, candle-lit dinners: An unrecognized source of indoor air pollution
Burning candles made from paraffin wax -- the most common kind used to infuse rooms with romantic ambiance, warmth, light, and fragrance -- is an unrecognized source of exposure to indoor air pollution, including ...
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Baby bathwater contains fragrance allergens
A group of chemists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC, Spain) has developed a method to quantify the fragrance allergens found in baby bathwater. The researchers have analysed real samples ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 17, 2009 |
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Chemists uncover 'green' catalysts with promise for cheaper drug production
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Toronto research team from the Department of Chemistry has discovered useful "green" catalysts made from iron that might replace the much more expensive and toxic platinum metals typically ...
Apr 13, 2009 |
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A woman's nose knows body odor
It may be wise to trust the female nose when it comes to body odor. According to new research from the Monell Center, it is more difficult to mask underarm odor when women are doing the smelling.
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Common fragrance ingredients in shampoos, conditioners are frequent causes of eczema
Considerably more people than previously believed are allergic to the most common fragrance ingredient used in shampoos, conditioners and soap. A thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden ...
Mar 27, 2009 |
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