 New bottle cap thwarts wine counterfeiters August 04, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When the Roman historian Pliny the Elder wrote " in vino veritas " – in wine, there is truth – he must not have been drinking from a counterfeit bottle. Researchers Roger Johnston and Jon ... | |
'Edible optics' could make food safer 8 hours ago | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Imagine an edible optical sensor that could be placed in produce bags to detect harmful levels of bacteria and consumed right along with the veggies. Or an implantable device that would monitor glucose in your blood for ... | |
Hot peppers really do bring the heat August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Chili peppers can do more than just make you feel hot, reports a study in the August 1 Journal of Biological Chemistry; the active chemical in peppers can directly induce thermogenesis, the process by which cells convert ... | |
No evidence to support 'organic is best' 8 hours ago | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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New research in the latest issue of the Society of Chemical Industry's (SCI) Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows there is no evidence to support the argument that organic food is better than food grown ... | |
Just dive in: Natural product hybrid provides antimicrobial and cell-resistant surfaces August 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Infections following treatment in clinics, retirement homes, and long-term care facilities are a grave problem for patients, and resistant germs can be particularly devastating. | |
Ricin's deadly action revealed by glowing probes 8 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new chemical probe can rapidly detect ricin, a deadly poison with no known antidote that is feared to be a potential weapon for terrorists and cannot quickly be identified with currently available tests. | |
 Improved Reaction Data Heat Up the Biofuels Harvest August 06, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
High food prices, concern over dwindling supplies of fossil fuels and the desire for clean, renewable energy have led many to seek ways to make ethanol out of cellulosic sources such as wood, hay and switchgrass. ... | |
Electronic tongue tastes wine variety, vintage August 04, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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You don't need a wine expert to identify a '74 Pinot Noir from Burgundy – a handheld "electronic tongue" devised by European scientists will tell you the grape variety and vintage at the press of a button. | |
Fuel from Cellulose 8 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Independence from fossil fuel exporting nations, a reduction in the release of greenhouse gases, conservation of dwindling resources: there are any number of reasons to stop the use of fossil fuels. | |
 Fingerprints provide clues to more than just identity 5 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Fingerprints can reveal critical evidence, as well as an identity, with the use of a new technology developed at Purdue University that detects trace amounts of explosives, drugs or other materials left behind ... | |
Clean 3-way split observed 5 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In chemistry as in life, threesomes are not known to break up neatly. And while open-minded thinkers have insisted that clean three-way splits do happen, nobody had actually witnessed one – until now. | |
Sesame seed extract and konjac gum may help ward off Salmonella and E. coli August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A new study in SCI's Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that konjac gum and sesame seed extract may offer protection against different strains of E. coli and Salmonella bacteria. | |
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