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Joseph Shavit

Dishwashers are very bad for gut health, study finds

A defect in the gut barrier is associated with conditions such as food allergies, gastritis, diabetes, obesity, cirrhosis of the liver.

Joseph Shavit

The secret of the Stradivarius violin's unique sound revealed

Nagyvary was the first to prove a theory that he had spent years researching: that a primary reason for the pristine sound was chemical

Joseph Shavit

Scientists answer the fundamental question of how life on Earth began

Chemical evolution was first proposed in the 1920s as the idea that life first originated with the formation of macromolecules.

Joseph Shavit

The remarkable reason for a Stradivarius violin's beautiful sound

The primary reason for the pristine sound, beyond the fine craftsmanship, was the chemicals Stradivari used to treat their instruments.

Joseph Shavit

The mystery of the Stradivarius violin's unique sound finally solved

Renowned violin maker Antonio Stradivari and others treated their instruments with chemicals that produced their unique sound.

Joseph Shavit

Plastic upcycling: From waste to fuel for less

The new method more efficiently converts plastics to valuable commodity chemicals—a process termed “upcycling” that produces less methane.

Joseph Shavit

The secret of the Stradivarius violin's unique sound discovered

Science has confirmed that renowned violin maker Stradivari and others treated their instruments with chemicals to produced their sound.

Joseph Shavit

Amazing powder turns surfaces hyper water-repellant

Rice University researchers have developed a simple method to make surfaces superhydrophobic — that is, very water-repellant.

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Chemists create artificial protein that peers into Earth’s chemical past

Artificial protein reveals new clues about primordial chemical processes

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Silicone wristbands track firefighters’ exposures to harmful chemicals

Firefighters have a 9 percent higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14 percent higher risk of dying from the disease than average

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Satisfaction with life linked to brain chemistry

A new study shows that Oxytocin release increases with age, showing why, on average, people are more caring as they get older.

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New fabric protects against both biological and chemical threats

Researchers have developed a versatile composite fabric that can deactivate both biological threats, such as the novel coronavirus.