Scientists are now working on a possible solution to that problem, by developing a sustained-release fertilizer that takes the form of tiny glass beads. Conventional fertilizers are typically ...

Mardi Gras beads dangling from tree limbs are a lovely sight, but the broken ones strewed about the asphalt and grass are not as picturesque. To combat the leftover Mardi Gras litter, LSU's ...

Researchers estimate the women were buried with more than 270,000 disc-shaped beads. David W. Wheatley More than 270,000 hand-crafted beads have been recovered from a 5,000-year-old burial site in ...

Researchers found over 270,000 beads in a tomb in Spain, and it could be the largest collection ever recorded. The beads were made out of shells, stone, and animal bone, and it likely took months ...

Water beads may look harmless and fun, but the authors of a new report — including a mom whose daughter was seriously injured by them — are calling for a ban on their sale. When Ashley Haugen ...

Digs in the tomb over the past several years have revealed a lot of beads, which are believed to have been threaded together to make clothes for the person who was entombed. This new dig found ...

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Families are first given a string with their baby’s name on it, then as the days in NICU go by, accomplishments are marked with a new bead added to the line. “Every bead that we add kind of ...

Jojoba beads are spherically shaped beads made from natural jojoba oil (jojoba wax). They are effective for exfoliation while being gentle on the skin, making them perfect for scrubs and exfoliants.

Magnetic bead separation is a fast, effective, and clean process that scientists use as an alternative to filtration and centrifugation techniques for separation. Magnetic beads and particles can ...

The cleared lysate was incubated with peptide-coupled neutravidin beads at 4 °C for 2 h. The beads were then washed four times with 1 ml buffer 3 and bound proteins were eluted using 30 µl of SDS ...