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...disease spreads through transmission of bacteria in saliva, and although the risk for first-year college students contracting meningitis is five times the national average of one in 100,000, upperclass students contract it at a lower rate than the 18-24 year-old demographic as a whole, DeMaria said...
...dirty clothes. No, Kim is not running the company Laundromat. As chief of Samsung's washing and cleaning technology group, he is the man behind a new washing machine that deposits tiny silver particles--about 11/410,000 the thickness of a human hair--onto clothes to make them bacteria-and odor-free without the use of hot water. The device represents the first mass-produced application of this type of nanotechnology--the science of very small structures--to home appliances. "In the summer of 2002, I asked everyone in the office to take off their socks," says...
...currents to nano-shave two silver plates the size of chewing-gum sticks. The resulting silver particles are sprayed into the tub during the wash cycle. The silver ion inhibits bacterial growth. According to the Korea Testing & Research Institute for the Chemical Industry, Samsung's device kills 99.9% of bacteria and fungi. Kim says garments stay germ-free for up to a month after being laundered. The Ag+ Nano device went on sale in March 2003 (just ahead of other silver-nanotech appliances from competitors LG and Daewoo) and costs around $1,150. The revolutionary technology is also being used...
...says a hospital can be a dangerous place for a healthy person. Horror stories abound, from infectious bacteria lurking on every surface to medications mistakenly administered. If dangers like these make you worried, relax. From a simple procedure to more elaborate surgery, a few precautions can ensure a safe visit. You just need to know what to look...
Daniel P. Schrag, professor of earth and planetary sciences, said in April that he hoped the initiative would allow students to experience research in a new light, taking the “bacteria out of the test tube...