Science news articles about 'soap'

Millions of children around the world will be encouraged to wash their hands with soap on Wednesday to mark the UN's first Global Handwashing Day.

... scientific and technical information on the safety and benefits of cleaning products and their ingredients. The Soap and Detergent Association resource will be regularly updated throughout the year.

A soap-opera style project is designed to change attitudes about safe sex among young women.

... produced the slimy foam that fouled the birds' feathers. Its effects were similar to those of soap and other surfactants that are used in detergents to dissolve grease. Wave action contributed to the ...

... investigation, scientists determined that a massive "red tide" bloom of marine algae had produced a foamy soap-like substance that stripped the natural waterproofing from the birds' feathers.

Scientists have shown that ordinary soaps and detergents can kill the bird flu virus, but warn the method cannot replace poultry vaccination.

... care workers' hand hygiene by detecting sanitizer or soap fumes given off from their hands. By reminding workers ... health-care worker squirts sanitizer gel or soap into his or her hand before passing it ...

... imaginations. The same cannot be said for the recently discovered Soap Bubble Nebula, however. A transparent, near- ... PN G75.5+1.7, the Soap Bubble is an example of a planetary nebula. These are formed ...

High speed photography reveals how punctures expand in soap films

Dolphins are swimming in waters tainted with germ-killing soaps, but they aren't winding up squeaky clean. [More]

... , leader of the study. A quarter of a million people were counted using the toilets and their use of soap was monitored by on-line sensors. Only 32% of men washed their hands with soap whilst women ...

Soapy water kills bacteria and cleans just as well as harsh household products and disinfectants, but is better for the environment, a new study has revealed.

From soaps to body lotions to shampoos, consumers are increasingly drawn to personal care products that are labeled "green" or environmentally-friendly, a fast-growing market that chalks-up an ...

... children have led to an ever-increasing demand and the rapid adoption of anti-bacterial soaps and cleaning agents. But the active ingredients of those antiseptic soaps now have come under scrutiny by ...

Hugh Laurie's character diagnoses Dr. Brock Sterling through the TV screen, then tops it with a dose of drama and a convenient swig of quinine. ...