Buried deep in the mud along the banks of a remote salt lake near Yosemite National Park are colonies of bacteria with an unusual property: they breathe a toxic metal to survive. Researchers from the University of Georgia discovered the ...
Fast-food consumption is often blamed for the epidemic of overweight and obesity among U.S. children. But a new study finds that poor eating the rest of the day is most strongly linked with weight issues. "While reducing fast food is ...
Overweight adults often turn to diet beverages to help them slim down, but this tactic might backfire, new research suggests. Compared to people who drink sweetened beverages, heavy people with a diet-soda habit actually consume more ...
BALTIMORE, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The caffeine in a mug of coffee, a cup of tea or a can of soda has a positive effect on our long-term memory, U.S. researchers say. Michael Yassa, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences at ...
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Although there has been progress in cutting out the marketing of junk food to schoolchildren, many American students are still exposed to in-school marketing of less-than-nutritious fare, a new study finds. One nutritionist wasn't ...
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Amcor is in the process of acquiring some of the assets of PET pioneer company, Constar International Holdings LLC. Constar goes back to the 1960s and developed the two litre PET soda bottle in the 1980s. Constar has been working its way ...
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Chinese New Year dishes come early this time round. For those of you who will be preparing reunion dinner next February may want to give this recipe a go. It has all my favourite ingredients all in one platter. Here I have chosen the ...
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Swarms of morning commuters clutch cups of coffee to kick-start the workday. But a new study suggests caffeine might do more for the brain than boost alertness -- it may help memory too. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University looked at ...
Blasting is the process of changing a metallic surface or removal of substances from a metallic surface with the help of different machines such as air guns or spinning paddles. It can be used most commonly to clean the surface of metals. ...
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Tata Chemicals Europe (TCE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Chemicals (TCL), India, is moving ahead with the proposed restructuring of its soda ash and sodium bicarbonate plants in Northwich, Cheshire in the UK. TCE, which is ...
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Due to high levels of domestic heavy soda ash price, part of glass manufacturers, in order to save costs, resort to low-priced trona imports from the United States. Chen Qiusha, analyst with Chem99, noted that domestic heavy soda ash ...
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Prescription-drug abuse likely isn't on your mind when you open your home to holiday guests. But it's amajor problem in the United States, and you should take preventive action when hosting a party, experts say. "We don't like to think of ...
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Cultivated in China to sweeten tea, Siraitia grosvenorii could rescure the U.S. soda industry valued $8 billion. Siraitia grosvenorii is an herbaceous perennial vine of the Cucurbitaceae (gourd) family, native to southern China and ...
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Orocobre Limited (TSX:ORL)(ASX:ORE) ("Orocobre" or "the Company") is pleased to advise that progress on the Olaroz Lithium Project continues to proceed on time and within budget. In terms of physical progress the construction program is ...
Display specialist, Ginsbury, has announced a new distribution agreement with US based touch screen manufacturer, Ocular. It will supply Ocular's Crystal Touch: True Multi-Touch projected capacitive (PCAP) touch screens in the UK and ...
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