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Chemistry World
August 19, 2014
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Stefano Farris: Food packaging chemistry A team is trying to develop new materials for food packaging applications, particularly in the form of coatings to improve and enhance plastic substrates. |
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January 27, 2007
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Cider May Be Healthier Than Clear Apple Juice Apple juice might be a way to keep the doctor away, but a glass of cider appears to be even better. |
Chemistry World
November 19, 2010
David Barden |
The medicine's in the (wine) bottle Some red wines contain such high levels of polyphenols that a single glass has equivalent bioactivity to several daily doses of an anti-diabetes drug, say Austrian scientists. |
Chemistry World
March 14, 2012
Helen Bache |
Diabetes reduces antioxidant benefits Scientists in China have discovered that the blood plasma proteins of type II diabetes patients reduce the beneficial effects of dietary polyphenols. |
Chemistry World
August 31, 2010
Mike Brown |
Oyster glue's secret ingredient Jonathan Wilker and his team at Purdue University and colleagues at the University of South Carolina have been investigating how oysters bind to reefs and each other, in a bid to develop synthetic composite materials with properties that imitate the oyster glue. |
Chemistry World
February 3, 2011
Hayley Birch |
Nanoparticle studies guide coating design A new study provides guidance for designing nanoparticle coatings based on the particles' size and the environment they are to be used in. The research could help scientists create more effective nanoparticle drug carriers. |
Chemistry World
August 13, 2012
Anthony King |
Non-stick coating gives biofilms the slip A new class of material has been created that bacteria find incredibly hard to stick to. An estimated 80% of infections acquired in hospitals involve sticky biofilms of bacteria that build up on surfaces and it is challenging is to reduce their growth on medical devices, such as catheters. |
Chemistry World
November 14, 2012
Helen Potter |
Uncovering the secrets of tea Everyone knows that a cup of tea is good for you, but the exact reasons for this are not clear. To discover the fundamentals of tea's health benefits, scientists in Germany have investigated the interactions of compounds from tea with cells on a molecular level. |
Seasoned Cooking
January 2009
Simon Evans |
Eat, Drink and Be Brainy More and more studies continue to emerge on the brain fit benefits of some food and drinks. |
BusinessWeek
March 1, 2004
Amy Cortese |
An Ancient Drink, Newly Exalted Exotic teas are appearing in restaurants and shops. Here's how to read the leaves |
Science News
May 24, 2003
Janet Raloff |
How Olives Might Enhance Potatoes---and Strawberries Over the past few months, the German food technologists have been testing a mixture of olive-waste polyphenols against common crop-damaging fungi. |
Chemistry World
September 8, 2009
Ned Stafford |
Tackling graffiti A new coating was developed at the Fraunhofer Institute and the Center of polymer and carbon materials of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gliwice and Zabrze, Poland. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
The Health Benefits Of Green Tea There are a number of outlandish claims regarding the health benefits of green tea being thrown around, so wading through all the BS can be anything but soothing. |
Food Processing
December 2007
Mark Anthony |
Nutrition Beyond the Trends: A Chocolate Treat Recent studies are giving chocolate a further boost in popularity. |
Chemistry World
July 7, 2008
Olivia Walker |
Steak could be healthier with a glass of red wine Scientists in Israel have found that polyphenols in red wine could help protect against heart disease and cancers by reducing toxic by-products of fat digestion. |
Science News
July 14, 2001
Janet Raloff |
A Brew for Teeth -- and the Rest of You Researchers have recently turned up a variety of reasons to reinforce tea-quaffing habits. The newest: It slows the growth of germs that lead to cavities... |
Chemistry World
March 12, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
New Coating Could Make Cars Scratch-Proof A futuristic new material that uses sunlight to repair any scratches on its surface has been developed by US researchers. |
Science News
May 1, 2004
Janet Raloff |
Tea Yields Prostate Benefits Tea drinking appears to seed the body with compounds that retard the growth of prostate cancer, a new study finds. |
Fast Company
March 1, 2007
Fara Warner |
Sally's Dreamcoat Imagine a world where you never have to scrape ice off your windshield -- and where car paints don't pollute. The promise of Sally Ramsey's technology is what makes Ecology Coatings rather more interesting than just another startup. |
Chemistry World
December 10, 2009
Nina Notman |
Mussel proteins inspire new diabetes treatment A natural glue that sticks mussels to rocks and boat hulls has inspired US scientists to develop a new type of medical adhesive for use in pancreatic islet transplantation. |
Food Processing
July 2009
John Durig |
MRO Q&A: What flooring system would you recommend for constantly-wet floors? We've assembled a panel of plant operations experts to answer any question you have on plant-floor issues. |
Chemistry World
August 14, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Colorful Waterproofing for Anything Materials scientists in China have developed a simple process to add an extremely waterproof coating to a variety of materials. |
