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In 1962, Willis Whitfield built a room that continuously swept dust away with filtered air; the idea became essential for computer chips, NASA and modern electronicsWillis Whitfield's innovative cleanroom concept emerged at Sandia National Laboratories to combat contamination issues in engineering. By i...- Weather the Weather: A seasonal guide to food, fitness, skincare and staying healthyAs the seasons change, your wardrobe shouldn’t be the only thing that needs a reset. A better approach, finds Lijee Philip, is to prepare f...
- Don't stunt the stent, med devices sectorThree coronary stent models from Meril Life Sciences were withdrawn from the Sri Lankan market due to performance issues. The National Medi...
- FSSAI asks food business operators to ensure temperature-controlled transport for all perishablesIn a recent advisory, the FSSAI outlined essential guidelines for transporting perishable food items that require specific temperature cont...
- Buying groceries online for festivals? Unsafe ghee, expired green peas, yoghurt & brownies found at Delhi facilities; mosquitoes and lizards also spottedDelhi's Food Safety Department found expired green peas, Greek yoghurt, brownies and cow ghee, along with flies, mosquitoes and a lizard, a...
- Cake baked inside a sealed canning jar may look like a clever shelf-stable gift, but its moist, low-acid interior can create conditions where botulism can growMason jar desserts, such as cakes and breads, pose serious safety concerns primarily due to the risk of botulism. Unlike traditional cannin...
- World Health Organization informs countries to improve efforts to prevent lead exposureThe World Health Organization (WHO) urges countries to expand their efforts to prevent lead exposure, especially to children who are vulner...
- White flecks floating around canned squash can look like spoilage, but starch, hard-water minerals, or table-salt additives may cause harmless cloudiness in the jarOpening a can of squash might show some cloudy liquid or floating particles, but don't panic—they're often harmless culprits like starch, h...
- A 20,000 year old pendant still carries the DNA of the woman who may have worn itA 20,000 year old pendant made from a deer tooth has revealed ancient human DNA from a woman who lived in Siberia during the Ice Age. Scien...
- Groundwater near Kumbh Mela site in Nashik shows high levels of cancer-linked toxin: SANDRPGroundwater in Ambad in Maharashtra's Nasik shows acute toxic contamination in laboratory testing, with levels of cancer-linked chemicals 1...
- For 100 years, a dam trapped 3 million cubic yards of toxic mining waste in Montana. Engineers removed it; what happened to the river next was remarkableA century-old dam on Montana’s Clark Fork River trapped 3 million cubic yards of toxic mining waste, raising concerns about pollution and t...
- Sexually transmitted diarrhea disease - what it is and is it fatal?Shigella infections affect almost half a million people in the United States annually, resulting in diarrhoea, stomach cramps, fever and ot...
- Building the route to India: Russian oil and mineral water producers expand overseasEcooil and Akva-Kristall are strategically enhancing export ties with Indian buyers. Leveraging their strong infrastructure for production,...
- Russia plague scare: What is pneumonic plague, how dangerous is the infection, what are its symptoms and how does it spread?Russia plague scare has put the deadly pneumonic form of the infection in focus. A 28-year-old lab researcher, who worked at the Irkutsk Re...
- Centre may seek legal view on licensing of sterile drugsThe government is actively exploring a proposal to expand central licensing authority over all sterile drug products following a recent Sup...
- All about the Russian anti-plague research center in Siberia from where an unknown and dangerous infection got leakedLast week, a laboratory technician at a Russian anti-plague research institute succumbed to pneumonia of unknown origin, prompting worldwid...
- How did scientists trap a ‘forever chemical’ linked to US military sites?A USDA-led study found that specially produced biochar retained more than 99% of PFOS in laboratory soil experiments. The same research pro...
- Lettuce probe into largest foodborne illness outbreak of parasite in US history: Mexico's Health Ministry investigation finds shocking resultsCyclospora is a microscopic parasite that commonly causes watery diarrhea “with frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements,” accordin...
- Does your cat eat the same food every day? New test finds 122 contaminants, nearly 28 times more mercury in someA recent investigation by Clean Label Project exposed alarming findings regarding cat food safety. Testing 100 products from 62 brands reve...
- HYROX admits mistake, changes rules after Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk was allowed to finish despite bowel incontinenceHYROX admitted it made a mistake for allowing Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk to finish despite bowel incontinence. In a statement, HYRO...
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