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A unique material inspired by a pigment in the skin of octopus, squid and cuttlefish has been harnessed to boost the skin-protecting active ingredients in sunscreen, as well as providing a shield against skin damage. And while it comes with all the ben… Continue reading The world’s first octopus-inspired superior sunscreen is on its way
Researchers have created a cream containing a souped-up, synthetic version of the free-radical-removing melanin we produce naturally to protect skin from sun damage and accelerate the healing of existing damage. They see it being added to sunscreens an… Continue reading “Super melanin” cream can protect skin from sun damage and heal wounds
Researchers have created a cream containing a souped-up, synthetic version of the free-radical-removing melanin we produce naturally to protect skin from sun damage and accelerate the healing of existing damage. They see it being added to sunscreens an… Continue reading “Super melanin” cream can protect skin from sun damage and heal wounds
While we all know the importance of protecting our skin from the Sun’s damaging, cancer-causing UVA and UVB rays, traditional sunscreen application seems to range from mildly annoying to human sandpaper impersonation. And it’s terrible for waterways an… Continue reading Lean, green sunscreen could offer much more for less
Sunscreens are known to pose a risk to coral reefs through a common ingredient called oxybenzone, but the precise mechanisms underlying these toxic effects are not well understood. Stanford scientists have now shown how corals convert the compound into… Continue reading Stanford coral study pinpoints cause of sunscreen’s toxic effects
On the scale of things worth worrying about, having to consider whether your EPROMs will be accidentally erased by some stray light in the shop is probably pretty low on …read more Continue reading Just How Vulnerable to Accidental Erasure are EPROMs Anyway?
Magnetic hotspots on the Moon might contain clues about how to protect humans from radiation on other planets. Continue reading The Moon Has Tan Lines, NASA Says