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...trying to build a new kind of "optical trap" - a device that splits a laser beam and uses it to capture particles of a single substance. Multiple traps, used in tandem, could let the scientists play traffic cop on a molecular level, separating a substance into component parts - removing bacteria from blood, for example. But first they had to make it work. For a year, Grier and Dufresne had been trying out fancy glass splitters, but nothing had done the trick. On this day (to help protect his patent, Grier won't say exactly when it was), they tried...
Here's something nobody wants to think about: bathrooms are a great breeding ground for bacteria, and so are toothbrushes. No, rinsing them doesn't do much to help the situation. Enter the Violight toothbrush sanitizer, a high-tech toothbrush holder. Pop your toothbrush inside (it holds four), push a button, and the Violight bathes it with ultraviolet light, which eliminates 99.9% of germs and bacteria on the brush within...
...There are two standards for swimmability,” he said. “One is bacteria content, which the Mirant Kendall Station doesn’t affect much...
...Until now, antimicrobial agents that fend off bacteria and mold have been limited to cleaning supplies and products made of plastic...
...spectacular example of this is “The Creation of the World,” which Marceau meticulously depicts from the very first bacteria to the genesis of Adam and Eve, using nothing more than his body and the space around him, in about 10 minutes...