New Paint Shows Germ-Fighting Potential
It may thwart hospital 'superbugs,' viruses and mold, scientists say SATURDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) A new antimicrobial paint kills disease-causing bacteria, mold, fungi and viruses, said the U.S. scientists who created the product. They claim their paint, which can be used in ho...Korean Stem Cells Allow Artist to Paint Again
ROCKVILLE, Md., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- John Lawson Cullison, Jr., an artist known for his work in the genre of visionary realism or "new age art," lost his ability to paint due to the effects of arthritis. This incurable condition is due to the degeneration in cartilage tissue and symptoms incl...DuPont Licenses Breakthrough Automotive Coating Technology to German Paint Maker
Helps Automakers Reduce Crucial Energy and Capital Costs WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bollig & Kemper, a German manufacturer of coatings for the European auto industry, has signed a license agreement for DuPont EcoConcept, a patented coatings technology that enab...3M Donates Two Full Paint Schemes to American Red Cross for the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- 3M, in partnership with Roush Fenway Racing, announced today that it will donate the No. 16 Ford's full paint scheme to the American Red Cross for two races during the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. 3M will also donate space on the rear s...Study shows lead-based paint problem isn't isolated to China
CINCINNATIA multinational team of environmental and occupational health researchers has found that consumer paints sold in Nigeria contain dangerously high levels of lead. Increased globalization and outsourcing of manufacturing has drastically increased the likelihood that products with unacc...New Rule Seeks to Protect Kids From Lead Paint
It establishes procedures to reduce lead dust during renovations MONDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. government has issued new rules designed to protect children from exposure to lead-based paint during repairs and renovations to homes and buildings. Starting in 2010, con...Child-friendly initiative For Lead-Based Paint Work: EPA, USA
UNITED STATES: Lead poisoning in children is a major health hazard. More-so when homes use lead-based paint. The EPA has taken a lead to reduce lead // poisonings in children, by suggesting new requirements to contractors and construction professionals. For a good many years, Lead, a highly t...Scientists Develop Non-Toxic, Food Safe Paint
An edible, non-toxic, environmentally friendly, removable paint has been created by scientists at Cornell University to be used in candy and dietary supplements//. This edible paint made by creating colored calcium alginate hydrogels is a new form of colored coating that has a wide range of ap...The Healing Power of Art, Dance and Expression
... CHICAGO, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The calming strokes of a paint brush and the expression of dance and movement have an incredible ability to soothe, heal and inspire. Experiential and expressive therapies, such as ...In New York City, Trans Fat Ban Is Working
...own to be a health hazard, especially for children. And once those health risks were known, she said, "you really wouldn't ask a parent to choose a paint with lead or without." More information The American Heart Association has more on trans fats . SOURCES: Lynn Sil...Study Data Shows VNUS ClosureFAST(TM) Catheter More than 96% Effective
...catheter appears to be kinder and gentler without sacrificing effective durable closure rates." "We believe the findings presented by the physicians paint a compelling picture of the VNUS ClosureFAST catheter as the new treatment of choice for patients who suffer from the pain, swelling and discomfort of...Genzyme Announces Second Pivotal Mozobil Trial Meets Primary Endpoint
... injection. The only serious adverse event deemed related to treatment occurred in the G-CSF/placebo group. "Taken together, these two pivotal trials paint a dramatic picture of the role that Mozobil will play in the treatment of patients with lymphoma and multiple myeloma," said Henri A. Termeer, chairma...Povidone Iodine Paint - (10% PVP-I) Triple Saturated Swabsticks
Description: Aplicare's Saturated Swabsticks are packaged in easy open, single-use foil-laminated pouches. Each 4 inch Swabstick is saturated with precisely the correct amount of solution. Each package is terminally sterilized, ensuring the safest possible product for the patient....Povidone Iodine Paint Saturated Swabsticks
Description: Aplicare's Saturated Swabsticks are packaged in easy open, single-use foil-laminated pouches. Each 4 inch Swabstick is saturated with precisely the correct amount of solution. Each package is terminally sterilized, ensuring the safest possible product for the patient. It acts as a prophylactic anti...ArcticTemp Refrigerator (17 Cubic Ft)
Description:...ghout the unit. The contoured drain channels away moisture for continual defrost action. The steel outer walls are coated with a tough, baked-on epoxy paint finish and the textured steel door is reversible. The interior of the refrigerator is constructed of vacuum molded, high-impact plastic which is seaml...Lead-based consumer paint remains a global public health threat
CINCINNATIAlthough lead content in paint has been restricted in the United States since 1978, University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental health researchers say in major countries from three continents there is still widespread failure to acknowledge its danger and companies continue to sell consu...'Microfluidic palette' may paint clearer picture of biological processes
The masterpieces that spring from the talents of Rembrandt, Van Gogh and other artists often begin with the creation of a gradient of colors on a palette. In a similar manner, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created an innovative device called the "mic...Antarctic fossils paint a picture of a much warmer continent
National Science Foundation-funded scientists working in an ice-free region of Antarctica have discovered the last traces of tundra--in the form of fossilized plants and insects--on the interior of the southernmost continent before temperatures began a relentless drop millions of years ago. An ...Worth a thousand words: Hopkins researchers paint picture of cancer-promoting culprit
They say that a picture can be worth a thousand words. This especially is true for describing the structures of molecules that function to promote cancer. Researchers at Johns Hopkins have built a three-dimensional picture of an enzyme often mutated in many types of cancers. The results, published...Shampoo detergent added to paint makes surfaces self-sterilizing
Adding a common ingredient in shampoo to paints and varnishes can create self-sanitizing coatings for frequently touched surfaces in public buildings that continue killing germs for months, according to research conducted by a multi-state consortium of high school students and retirees. Working t...What scientists know about jewel beetle shimmer
...neral, magnesium oxide, which can be ground into flakes and potentially used as a currency security measure. Car companies could use the materials to paint automobiles that change color depending on a person's angle of view. More uses could include decorative paints and use on any surface requiring light ...'The Vision Revolution': Eyes are the source of human 'superpowers'
...bed "square, stick-in-the-mud, pencil-necked scientist," he employs humor, a sprinkling of pop culture references, and intuitive everyday analogies to paint a rich picture of leading-edge theoretical neuroscience and evolutionary biology. From asking readers to imagine themselves as somber squirrels, to...Muscle atrophy through thick but not thin
...e apart even when MuRF1 was absent. "Up to now, people thought the muscle just gets smaller" during atrophy, Goldberg says. Instead, these findings paint a picture of a well-regulated process of degradation and disassembly. This mechanism "allows the muscle to still be a muscle and function," Goldberg s...Heart attacks: The tipping point
...could be measured by electrical activity. Studying the electric coupling tiny electric signals between myocytes and fibroblast cells, he was able to paint a more accurate picture of a heart's health than could be deduced from even an MRI or CT scan. "This coupling is crucial to the initiation of fibr...American Chemical Society Weekly PressPac -- April 15, 2009
...TE RELEASE First broad spectrum anti-microbial paint to kill "superbugs" ACS Applied Materials & In...t homes, businesses, and health-care settings, the paint is the most powerful to date, according to their n...monthly ACS' Applied Materials & Interfaces . The paint shows special promise for fighting so-called "supe...Explosion Proof Fluorescent Lights Keep Paint Spray Booths and Oil Rig Workers Safe
OSHA requirements mandate that workers exposed to flammable vapors or dusts be protected by UL certified lights that have an explosion proof class rating, and Magnalight.com now has a significant offering of these lights available for oil rig workers and paint spray booth operators. ...Oprah, Luke Skywalker and Maradona -- new study investigates how our brains respond to them
... Pictures paint concepts of a thousand words- now, for the first time, scientists studying the brain have worked out how words paint concepts in our minds. The team, including Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiro...Inexpensive plastic used in CDs could improve aircraft, computer electronics
...ence would increase the lifespan of computing devices, ranging from PCs to PDAs. The next step of this research is to develop ink formulations to paint these polycarbonate nanocomposites onto various electrical components. Normally, metal plates are used to dissipate electrical charge, so it's not su...Shire's Project Playground Gives Boost to Philadelphia
... most similar projects usually take at least a year. Shire's enthusiasm for the project was contagious. It motivated Sherwin-Williams to donate paint for representatives of City Year, a Philadelphia non-profit service organization, to re-finish the iron fence that surrounds the facility and create a...Nanoparticles double their chances of getting into sticky situations
... design of everything from high-tech composite materials, to the use of quantum dots, cell biochemistry, and the manufacture of new "armored" polymer paint particles." The researchers are now working on ways to build on this newly found natural stickiness of nanoparticles by designing polymer nanoparti...For nano, religion in US dictates a wary view
...he technology is also becoming more pervasive, with more than 1,000 products ranging from more efficient solar panels and scratch-resistant automobile paint to souped-up golf clubs already on the market. "It's estimated that nanotechnology will be a $3.1 trillion global industry by 2015," Scheufele says...Photo-catalytic, self cleaning coating for building exteriors
... it a new coat of paint. This is now possible with paint that can maintain itself and get rid of accumulate... coating cannot be coated directly onto an organic paint surface because this will attack the paint surface, causing the so- called paint-chalking phe...Singapore to hold international 'pow-wow'
... Revolutionise the 21st Century. Drawing on his interviews of Nobel Laureates and directors of the largest scientific laboratories, Dr. Kaku will paint a vivid and compelling picture on how science and technology will reshape our cities and the way we live. He will share his vision of the job mark...Consumer Product Safety Commission not ready for nanotech
...fall of 2007, many Americans faced a hazard in their products that had been banned for 30 years lead. As millions of children's toys coated with lead paint were recalled, it became clear that government oversight had failed, and that the CPSC, the agency primarily responsible for the oversight of these to...A first in integrated nanowire sensor circuitry
...oller. The roller method involves growing nanowires on the surface of a cylinder and rolling it across the application substrate, like painting with a paint roller. Contact printing involves growing nanowires on a flat substrate, inverting it, and pressing it onto the desired substrate. Then the nan...