large amounts of dirt and harmful bacteria on the humble office keyboard.. A study by a consumer group has discovered shockingly large amounts of dirt and harmful bacteria on the humble office keyboard, with one in the study containing five times more bacteria...

that polishing a human tooth with nano-sized particles could prevent the adhesion of the “bad” bacteria associated with tooth decay and other dental diseases. However, the polishing of the teeth does reduce bacteria’s ability to adhere to the surface,...

PhD Student Saving Beer with DNA. Beer Science Biology Bacteria. A Canadian PhD student is working with the University of Saskatchewan to identify specific strains of bacteria that are responsible for spoiling beer.. Humorous, stereotypical images of...

according to the official press release. The material is also billed to have a deodorant property as well, allowing it repel pet or smoke odor. The point of the suit, perhaps even more than protecting the wearer, is to prevent the carrying of bacteria and...

without splitting water. Bruce Logan, an expert in energy generation from wastewater and director of Pennsylvania State University's H2E Center and Engineering Environmental Institute, not only cautioned that urea converts to ammonia by bacteria rather quickly,...

virus that clings together and creates new cathodes and anodes. Worried about a battery leak causing some sort of horrendous infection? According to project leader Angela Belcher, the virus used in the battery is a common bacteriophage, which infects bacteria...