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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 ...


Spitzer Reveals 'No Organics' Zone Around Pinwheel Galaxy

Spitzer Reveals 'No Organics' Zone Around Pinwheel Galaxy

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jul 21, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (16) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Pinwheel galaxy is gussied up in infrared light in a new picture from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.


Study confirms untold levels of oil sands pollution on the Athabasca

Space & Earth / Environment

created 1hour ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

After an exhaustive study of air and water pollution along the Athabasca River and its tributaries from Fort McMurray to Lake Athabasca, researchers say pollution levels have increased as a direct result of nearby oil sands ...


Smokeless tobacco called 'moist snuff' is contaminated with harmful substances

Smokeless tobacco called 'moist snuff' is contaminated with harmful substances

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study on the smokeless tobacco product called moist snuff — placed between lip and gum — has led scientists in Minnesota to urge the tobacco industry to change manufacturing practices to reduce snuff's ...


Probing Question: Is grilling dangerous to your health?

Probing Question: Is grilling dangerous to your health?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

For many people, summer festivities would be terribly un-festive without the sizzle, the smoke, and the tantalizing smell of meat being barbecued. In the summer, many gatherings revolve around the grill, and ...


New study expands the list of hazardous chemicals in smokeless tobacco

New study expands the list of hazardous chemicals in smokeless tobacco

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Attention all smokeless tobacco users! It's time to banish the comforting notion that snuff and chewing tobacco are safe because they don't burn and produce inhalable smoke like cigarettes. A study that looked ...