Science news articles about 'laundry detergent'

  • The language of luxury

    ... is associated with "sophistication" (global, hip, upper class). For a necessary item like laundry detergent, advertisers are better off using the native language for its relatibility. But for luxury ...
  • Modified plants may yield more biofuel

    ... than enzymes that attack lignin." These enzymes that attack proteins are already used widely in the laundry detergent industry and are commercially readily available, added Carlson. The genetic ...
  • Earthjustice Wants Companies to List Chemicals in Household Cleaners

    Examine a bottle of Palmolive dishwasher soap or Tide laundry detergent and try to figure out what chemicals they use to break down grease or produce suds. Stuck? You're not ...
  • Rapid heating prepares energy-saving zeolite for greater role in industrial separations

    ... petroleum into gasoline, water purification and softening, the dewatering of ethanol, and as additives in laundry detergents. Zeolite membranes are commonly formed by depositing zeolite crystals on ...
  • Research shows advertisers new ways to hunt for TV bargains

    ... is played out in living rooms across America daily: A favorite television show builds to its riveting conclusion, and a commercial for fast food, automobiles or laundry detergent fills the screen.
  • Widespread occurrence of intersex bass found in US Rivers

    ... the endocrine system and include pesticides, PCBs, heavy metals, household compounds such as laundry detergent and shampoo, and many pharmaceuticals. Yet other study sites with high occurrence of ...
  • Rice U. lab leads hunt for new zeolites

    ... of zeolite, a compound of silicon, aluminum and oxygen that gives civilization such things as laundry detergent, kitty litter and gasoline. But thanks to computations by Rice University professor ...
  • Researchers Hunt For New Zeolites

    ... of zeolite, a compound of silicon, aluminum and oxygen that gives civilization such things as laundry detergent, kitty litter and gasoline. But thanks to computations by researchers, it appears there ...

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