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Steven Clifford: THE LOST SOCK FALLACY: Malcolm Happywell unearths another profound theory of the universe. (The Huffington Post)
By Malcolm Happywell Losing socks in the wash is a universal experience. Theories abound of gremlins hiding deep inside the dryer. The Whirlpool Institute offers… (read the story…) Related items CombiMatrix Corporation Retires All Remaining Convertible Debt (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) Arrowhead seeks to regain Nasdaq compliance (Whittier Daily News) Nanotechnology: Scientists develop invisibility cloak (Moldova.org) Chemist Monitors Nanotechnology’s Environmental... »
&discoveries developments (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
Odor-fighting silver out in wash Silver ions are such effective anti-microbial agents that there are now hundreds of consumer products with small amounts of the metal, in the form of nanoparticles that release ions slowly. Among those products are socks (get the story…) Related items Fish Kill: Nanosilver Mutates Fish Embryos (Scientific American) Nanoparticles come loose during washing... »
Nanoparticles come loose during washing (UPI)
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, Oct. 29 (UPI) — Swiss scientists say they have discovered silver nanoparticles being used in some brands of socks are being released into the environment during washing. (get the story…) Related items Washing Nanoparticles Off Socks And Into The Environment (Medical News Today) Knocking Nanoparticles Off The Socks (redOrbit) Knocking Nanoparticles Off The Socks (Science Daily) Nanoparticles... »
Washing Nanoparticles Off Socks And Into The Environment (Medical News Today)
Scientists in Switzerland are reporting results of one of the first studies on the release of silver nanoparticles from laundering those anti-odor, anti-bacterial socks now on the market. Their findings, scheduled for the Nov. (get the story…) Related items Knocking Nanoparticles Off The Socks (redOrbit) Nanoparticles from antibacterial textiles could harm fish and other wildlife (News-Medical-Net) Knocking Nanoparticles Off... »
Knocking Nanoparticles Off The Socks (redOrbit)
Scientists in Switzerland are reporting results of one of the first studies on the release of silver nanoparticles from laundering those anti-odor, anti-bacterial socks now on the market. Their findings, scheduled for the Nov. (get the story…) Related items Washing Nanoparticles Off Socks And Into The Environment (Medical News Today) Nanoparticles from antibacterial textiles could harm fish and... »
