Bugs help make eco-friendly detergents
March 11th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, March 11 (IANS) Environmentally conscious detergent manufacturers are turning from crude oil to plant oils, sugar and bugs to develop green products.
Researchers are involving bugs and fungi to ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Karnataka firm to earn Rs.35 crore selling India’s costliest soap
February 27th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) Selling India's costliest soap at Rs.720, Karnataka Soaps & Detergents hopes to earn around Rs.35 crore from this newly-launched super premium product next year, a senior ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Poisonous shrub Jatropha acts as natural pain killer
July 12th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Cape Town, July 12 (IANS) An extract of the poisonous shrub Jatropha curcas acts as a strong painkiller and may function in a different way than morphine and other pharmaceuticals.Jatropha ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
UAE launches sustainable lifestyle kit
July 12th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 12 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched an innovative reusable kit to help raise awareness about the region's unique biodiversity as well as reduce carbon ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Five tonnes of sub-standard food destroyed in Abu Dhabi
July 2nd, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 2 (IANS/WAM) The municipality of Abu Dhabi city has destroyed over five tonnes of food material for falling short of specifications and health standards ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Technique to treat the donor larynx developed
May 1st, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 01 (ANI): A technique to treat the donor larynx so that the recipient's body accepts it as its own have been developed by researchers.Paolo Macchiarini of the Karolinska Institute in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Why speed dating may not work
March 2nd, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 02 (ANI): When it comes to choosing romantic partners, the more potential mates a person meets, the more his or her decision is influenced, concludes a new study.In particular, when ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sara Lee sells Body Care and European Detergents to Unilever for $1.6 billion
December 6th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by BNO News
DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (BNO NEW) — Sara Lee Corp. on Monday announced it has completed the sale of its global Body Care and European Detergents businesses to Unilever for 1.21 billion euros ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Cheap, high-yield ‘bio-oil’ could reduce reliance on fossil fuels
November 26th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 26 (ANI): A team of University of Massachusetts Amherst chemical engineers has developed a way to produce high-yield bio-oils that could reduce or eliminate industry's reliance on fossil fuels.Chemical ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Researchers Grow Miniature, Working Human Livers in the Lab
November 2nd, 2010 - 2:06 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have announced that they have manufactured the first miniature livers from human ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fragranced products emit unlisted ‘toxic’ chemicals, shows study
October 31st, 2010 - 11:36 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): A new study has shown that widely used fragranced products - including those that claim to be "green" - give off many chemicals that are not listed on ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How whales can help planes to fly better, by Prince Charles
October 20th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 20 (ANI): Prince Charles has highlighted the extraordinary advances being made with the help of lessons learned from the natural world in his new book 'Harmony.'In this extract, the Prince ... Read more...
Posted in World |
It’s time to disco (Games snippets)
October 1st, 2010 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) It won't be all work and no play for the athletes staying at the Games Village. They have a discotheque, functioning since late Thursday, where they can ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
New bacteria strain may help clean Gulf oil spill
June 12th, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 12 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a new strain of bacteria that could help clean up the mess created by the Gulf oil spill.The strain can produce non-toxic, comparatively inexpensive "rhamnolipids," ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Detergents, shampoos can make water carcinogenic
May 27th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 27 (IANS) Certain constituents in shampoo, detergents and other household cleaning agents are likely to turn water from sewage treatment plants carcinogenic.The study sheds new light on possible environmental sources ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Shampoos, detergents ‘form harmful substance in wastewater’
May 27th, 2010 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): Certain ingredients in shampoo, detergents and other household cleaning agents may be a source of precursor materials for formation of a suspected cancer-causing contaminant in water supplies that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Singles go for hotties when given too many dating options
April 25th, 2010 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): When it comes to choosing romantic partners, the more potential mates a person meets, the more his or her decision is influenced, concludes a new study.In particular, ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Quantity determines quality when choosing romantic partners
April 16th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 16 (IANS) If you have too many options in potential dating partners, you might end up with the one not best for you, research says.
When people have a large number ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Our brains can’t handle too much love interest
April 16th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): When it comes to choosing romantic partners, the more potential mates a person meets, the more his or her decision is influenced, concludes a new study.In particular, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Detergents source of cancer causing contaminant in waste water
April 8th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 8 (IANS) Water from sewage treatment plants could have cancer-causing contaminant linked to certain ingredients in shampoo, detergents and other household cleaning agents, a new study has revealed.
The study ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Detergents, shampoos ‘form harmful substance in waste water’
April 8th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): Shampoo, detergents and other household cleaning agents contain ingredients that could form a cancer-causing contaminant in wastewater, scientists have reported.The study sheds new light on possible environmental sources ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
JHS Svendgaard produces detergents from Himachal plant
March 23rd, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kala Amb (Himachal Pradesh), March 23 (IANS) Oral healthcare contract manufacturer JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Tuesday began producing detergents for multinational Procter and Gamble (P&G) from its plant in this industrial town, a ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Supermarts awash with eco-friendly green detergents
January 28th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) Laundry detergent manufacturers are rolling out a new generation of products aimed at making cleaning more efficient and environment- friendly, according to a new report.
Chemical & Engineering ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
School classrooms ‘more polluted than outdoors’
January 21st, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 21 (ANI): School classrooms are more polluted than outdoor places, a new study claims.Scientists in Australia and Germany insist some school classrooms may contain higher levels of airborne ultrafine particles.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Classrooms may be more polluted than outdoors
December 25th, 2009 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 25 (IANS) Some classrooms have higher levels of ultrafine pollutants than outdoors due to activities like glueing, painting and drawing, says a new study.
There also were significant increases ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
School classroom air ‘more polluted’ than outdoor air
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): Scientists in Australia and Germany have said that the air in some school classrooms may contain higher levels of certain toxic pollutants than polluted outdoor air.Lidia Morawska and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
1.8 tonnes of cocaine seized in Venezuela
December 7th, 2009 - 8:28 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Dec 7 (EFE) Venezuelan authorities seized 1.8 tonnes of cocaine hidden in two containers bound for Spain, Interior Minister Tarek El Aissami said Sunday.
The shipment was detected Saturday by National Guard ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Nano lotion curbs burns infection thousand times
September 18th, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) Treating second-degree burns with a nano-emulsion lotion sharply curbs bacterial growth that otherwise can jeopardise recovery.
Experiments show that it reduced bacterial growth a thousandfold compared to control ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Nanoemulsion for burns could curb infection, reduce inflammation
September 15th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 15 (ANI): Using nanoemulsion lotion for treating second-degree burns sharply curbs bacterial growth, and reduces inflammation that could delay recovery, say University of Michigan scientistsU-M burn surgeon Dr. Mark R. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Self-help groups empower Jharkhand rural women
March 19th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
By Girija Shankar OjhaGumla (Jharkhand), Mar 19 (ANI): Women in the Gumla block of Jharkhand have joined self-help groups that make detergents and phenols to improve living conditions.These women are being ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Detergent ads more effective in Hindi: study by Indian Americans
September 16th, 2008 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) Multinationals marketing luxury goods abroad should publicise them in English, and frame ads for necessities in the local language, for greater communicability and reach, according to a new ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Nano vaccine for hepatitis B can be boon for Third World
August 13th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) A modern day scourge like chronic hepatitis-B infects 400 million people worldwide and claims a million lives every year, even with the availability of three effective vaccines. In ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Birds gravity-defying beak eating mystery unravelled
May 16th, 2008 - 12:47 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 16 (ANI): A team of MIT mathematicians and engineers has solved the gravity-defying mystery behind a birds beak, by finding that certain types of shorebirds defy gravity to get ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Soon, self-cleaning fabrics that digest stains as soon as they occur
May 13th, 2008 - 3:57 pm ICT by admin
London, May 13 (ANI): You may soon be able to rid yourself from the tedious job of cleaning clothes, thanks to scientists who are developing a coating of 'live' enzymes that ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
More bad than good in Uttarakhand camping, river rafting?
March 31st, 2008 - 10:36 am ICT by admin
Bangalore, March 31 (IANS) River rafting and camping along the Ganga in Uttarakhand is leaving behind a trail of negative socio-cultural impacts, cautions a study on the subject. "Tourism needs to be ... Read more...
Posted in World |