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Non-toxic hull coating resists barnacles, may save ship owners millions

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

North Carolina State University engineers have created a non-toxic "wrinkled" coating for use on ship hulls that resisted buildup of troublesome barnacles during 18 months of seawater tests, a finding that could ultimately ...


Oh, my aching back: Give me a shot of ozone

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

A minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment—that safely and effectively uses oxygen/ozone to relieve the pain of herniated disks—will become standard in the United States in the next few years, predict researchers ...





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Research Finds New Cause of Ozone Wheezing and Potential Treatments

Chemistry /

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Duke University Medical Center and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) discovered a cause of airway irritation and wheezing after exposure to ozone, a common ...


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New study shows nitrous oxide now top ozone-depleting emission

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Nitrous oxide has now become the largest ozone-depleting substance emitted through human activities, and is expected to remain the largest throughout the 21st century, NOAA scientists say in a new study.


Simple device can ensure food gets to the store bacteria free

Simple device can ensure food gets to the store bacteria free

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 5

A Purdue University researcher has found a way to eliminate bacteria in packaged foods such as spinach and tomatoes, a process that could eliminate worries concerning some food-borne illnesses.


Grape expectations for healthier wine

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created Feb 12, 2007 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A new technique that uses ozone to preserve grapes could help prevent allergies and boost healthy compounds at the same time, reports Jennifer Rohn in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI. The same technique could ...


Spring into action against allergies

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

It's spring allergy season, and many of you are ready to wave the white flag -- a wad of tissues, that is -- in surrender.


It's The Water: Beijing Olympic Swimmer Provided State-of-Art ProMinent Ozone Technology

It's The Water: Beijing Olympic Swimmer Provided State-of-Art ProMinent Ozone Technology

Technology / Other

created Aug 12, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (28) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- As Olympic records are being broken left and right by Michael Phelps, questions have been raised do we have a performance enhancing water issue. Some attribute the gold hanging around Olympiad ...


Snowflake chemistry could give clues about ozone depletion

Snowflake chemistry could give clues about ozone depletion

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

There is more to the snowflake than its ability to delight schoolchildren and snarl traffic.


This idea doesn't stink: New tech cuts industrial odors, pollutants

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A North Carolina State University researcher has devised a new technology that really does not stink. In fact, it could be the key to eliminating foul odors and air pollutants emitted by industrial chicken rendering facilities ...


Tiny bubbles clean oil from water

Tiny bubbles clean oil from water

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Small amounts of oil leave a fluorescent sheen on polluted water. Oil sheen is hard to remove, even when the water is aerated with ozone or filtered through sand. Now, a University of Utah engineer has developed ...


Professor foresees rising Antarctic snowmelt

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The 30-year record low in Antarctic snowmelt that occurred during the 2008-09 austral summer was likely due to concurrent strong positive phases for two main climate drivers, ENSO (El Niño - Southern Oscillation) and SAM ...



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