News tagged with sulfuryl fluoride
Termite killer lingers as a potent greenhouse gas
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2), a gas commonly used to rid buildings of termites and other pests, is a greenhouse gas that remains in the atmosphere about 36 years, six to 10 times longer than previously thoug ...
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Absorbing Hydrogen Fluoride Gas to Enhance Crystal Growth
Dec 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a method to control the buildup of hydrogen fluoride gas during the growth of precision crystals ...
All decked out: Networks of chitin filaments are integral components of diatom silica shells
Dec 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A whole microcosm of various bizarrely shaped life forms opens up when you look at diatoms, the primary component of ocean plankton, under a microscope. The regularly structured silica shells of these tiny ...
Toshiba develops molecular photoresist technology for EUV lithography
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed a high resolution photoresist (photo-sensitive film) essential for future application of EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography in semiconductor fabrication, ...
Biochemical 'On-Switch' Could Solve Protein Purification Challenge
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Drugs based on engineered proteins represent a new frontier for pharmaceutical makers. Even after they discover a protein that may form the basis of the next wonder drug, however, they have ...
Flying by the skin of our teeth
Aug 19, 2009 |
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It's been a mystery: how can our teeth withstand such an enormous amount of pressure, over many years, when tooth enamel is only about as strong as glass? A new study by Prof. Herzl Chai of Tel Aviv University's School of ...
A new way to prepare fluorinated pharmaceuticals
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Aug 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of MIT chemists has devised a new way to add fluorine to a variety of compounds used in many drugs and agricultural chemicals, an advance that could offer more flexibility and potential cost-savings ...
Dry mouth linked to prescription and over the counter drugs
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Approximately ninety-one percent of dentists say patients complaining about dry mouth are taking multiple medications, according to a nationwide member survey conducted by the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). Dry mouth, ...
OJ worse for teeth than whitening, researchers say
Jun 30, 2009 |
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With the increasing popularity of whitening one's teeth, researchers at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, set out to learn if there are negative effects on the tooth ...
Newly discovered reactions from an old drug may lead to new antibiotics
Jun 01, 2009 |
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A mineral found at health food stores could be the key to developing a new line of antibiotics for bacteria that commonly cause diarrhea, tooth decay and, in some severe cases, death.
Invisibility Cloak Blurs Line Between Magic and Science (w/Video)
May 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The great science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke famously noted the similarities between advanced technology and magic. This summer on the big screen, the young wizard Harry Potter will once ...
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