News articles tagged with 'ingredient'
Scented consumer products shown to emit many unlisted chemicals
— 27 Oct 2010 12:21 | HealthThe sweet smell of fresh laundry may contain a sour note. Widely used fragranced products - including those that claim to be 'green' - give off many chemicals that are not listed on…
Edible nanostructures
— 3 Sep 2010 11:19 | TechnologySugar, salt, alcohol and a little serendipity led a Northwestern University research team to discover a new class of nanostructures that could be used for gas storage and food and medical…
Herschel finds water in a cosmic desert
— 2 Sep 2010 15:31 | AstronomyThe Herschel infrared space observatory has discovered that ultraviolet starlight is the key ingredient for making water in space. It is the only explanation for why a dying star is…
Revealing the ancient Chinese secret of sticky rice mortar
— 30 May 2010 14:33 | ChemistryScientists have discovered the secret behind an ancient Chinese super-strong mortar made from sticky rice, the delicious 'sweet rice' that is a modern mainstay in Asian dishes. They…
New research into safer drugs puts pills through the printer
— 24 May 2010 16:13 | HealthA collaboration between the University of Leeds, Durham University and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is looking at 'printing' pills to order, to create safer and faster-acting medicines…
Vitamins stored in bathrooms, kitchens may become less effective
— 20 Mar 2010 15:18 | HealthHigh humidity present in bathrooms and kitchens could be degrading the vitamins and health supplements stored in those rooms, even if the lids are on tight, a Purdue University study…
Magic ingredient in breast milk protects babies' intestines
— 30 Jun 2009 13:34 | HealthScientists at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that an ingredient in human breast milk protects and repairs the delicate intestines of newborn babies…
Making nanoparticles in artificial cells
— 27 Jun 2009 14:42 | TechnologyTwo new construction manuals are now available for the world's smallest lamps. Based on these protocols, scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces have tailor-made…
Stronger material for filling dental cavities has ingredients from human body
— 25 May 2009 10:48 | HealthScientists in Canada and China are reporting development of a new dental filling material that substitutes natural ingredients from the human body for controversial ingredients in existing…
India's 'holy powder' finally reveals its centuries-old secret
— 20 Apr 2009 10:35 | ChemistryScientists in Michigan are reporting discovery of the secret behind the fabled healing power of the main ingredient in turmeric - a spice revered in India as 'holy powder.' Their study…