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Strong and slimy

By Stephen Ornes / January 10, 2013

Scientist Atsuko Negishi holds a hagfish in one hand and its slime in the other. She studies the ooze in the lab of materials scientist David Fudge, at far right. Credit: Andra Zommers/University of Guelph

Scientists spin threads from snotlike secretions of hagfish

Posted in Technology & Engineering | Tagged Atsuko Negishi, Canada, Douglas Fudge, fabric, getinvolved, goo, hagfish, material science, materials, mucus, National Museum of New Zealand, ooze, predators, proteins, slime, threads, topstories, University of Guelph

Self-cleaning clothes

By Stephen Ornes / January 10, 2012

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A few hours of sunshine cleans specially treated cotton fabrics

Posted in Chemistry | Tagged catalyst, chemical reaction, clothing, fabric, feature, fiber, kinetics, photochemical, UV light