2022
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- Recent advances in beverage research
- Easy way to spin nanofibers, inspired by silkworms (video)
- Blue light might be bad for humans — but good for mangoes
- A deep red, cranberry-tinted lipstick that’s also antimicrobial
- Producing ‘green’ energy — literally — from living plant ‘bio-solar cells’
- Recent advances in research on microplastics in the water
- Germicidal UV lamps: A trade-off between disinfection and air quality
- Meteorites plus gamma rays could have given Earth the building blocks for life
- Beauty products with fluorinated ingredients may also contain PFAS, study reports *Instant Replay*
- Putting the brakes on lithium-ion batteries to prevent fires
- Surprisingly, these microRNAs boost — rather than dampen — protein expression
- Gorgeous rainbow-colored, stretchy film for distinguishing sugars (video)
- Ditching the toothbrush for whiter teeth, fewer cavities (video)
- People respond differently to psychedelic drugs — genetics could be the reason
- Stickers and a smartphone for easy nitrite detection on foods
- A glucose meter could soon say whether you have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies *Instant Replay"
- Does space trash ever naturally break down? (video)
- Nanoparticles could enable a more sensitive and durable rapid COVID-19 test
- New cocoa processing method produces fruitier, more ‘flowery’ dark chocolate
- Nylon cooking bags, plastic-lined cups can release nanoparticles into liquids
- Getting bacteria and yeast to talk to each other, thanks to a ‘nanotranslator’ *Instant Replay*
- Cocoa does not appear to reduce exercise-related digestive distress, study finds *Instant Replay*
- Common coronavirus infections don’t generate effective antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
- 3D printing smart clothes with a new liquid metal-alginate ink (video)
- Weed-killer compounds also kill parasite sometimes found in cat feces
- Colorfully detecting stressed-out polymer films, gels before they break (video) *Instant Replay*
- COVID-19 alters levels of fertility-related proteins in men, study suggests
- In a surprise move, honeybee tongue hairs repel water
- Most face masks don’t expose wearers to harmful levels of PFAS, study says
- An insulin patch that sticks inside a person’s cheek *Instant Replay*
- Substance derived from tire debris is toxic to two trout species, not just coho salmon
- Mucus could explain why SARS-CoV-2 doesn’t spread easily from surfaces
- Cocoa does not appear to reduce exercise-related digestive distress, study finds
- Clothes dryers are an underappreciated source of airborne microfibers *Instant Replay*
- Increased infectivity, antibody escape drive SARS-CoV-2 evolution, studies say
- Broccoli and kale microgreens pack a nutritional punch that varies with growing conditions
- A potentially longer-lasting cholera vaccine