Inodore et sans saveur, l’iode est un élément discret qui n’a aucun intérêt culinaire. Il est pourtant ajouté au sel de table, sous forme d’iodure de potassium, dans pratiquement tous les pays du monde. Et pour cause …
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Read More >>Some mosquitoes feed almost exclusively on humans. The chemical odors they use to differentiate us from dogs, rats, pigs or birds were a mystery. Until now.
Read More >>University of Saskatchewan researchers use powerful synchrotron light to see how mercury from different sources acts in the brain.
Read More >>Scientists are on a quest to create materials that mimic the sensory abilities of human skin for uses like the surfaces of robots and prosthetics. This skin-like salt-infused gel is a step towards that goal.
Read More >>Vivre dans une zone régulièrement touchée par des feux de forêt pourrait augmenter le risque de certains cancers, révèle une étude de l’Université McGill.
Read More >>Le carbone noir, un polluant atmosphérique nuisible pour la santé et pour le climat, est détecté en grande concentration dans les villes nordiques.
Read More >>When the pandemic started Khashayar Ghandi, a materials chemist at the University of Guelph, had already been experimenting with using microwaves to kill bacteria and other pathogens. So he decided to see if the technique could work on the virus as well.
Read More >>A newly developed way to screen for vitamin D deficiency could help critically ill patients stave off hospital acquired infections and reduce the severity of respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19.
Read More >>Many products, like leather gloves or sandals, spend a lot of time in close contact with our skin – and some, like surgical implants, are even underneath it. While these products undergo testing to ensure they are safe to use, they can still produce dangerous chemical by-products.
Read More >>Le lait maternel contient des concentrations élevées de PFAS, des produits chimiques dangereux pour la santé, prévient une étude canado-américaine. Les auteurs incitent la communauté scientifique à poursuivre les recherches.
Read More >>Researchers develop a polysiloxane coating for textiles that works through a combination of passive and active mechanisms to inactivate or decrease infectivity of pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2.
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