A fruit coating made from kitchen ingredients harvests electricity from humid air to power sensors while suppressing bacteria and extending shelf life up to 3.4 times. (Nanowerk Spotlight) One-third ...

Hard water causes polyester to shed far more microplastics, and only some fabrics benefit strongly from protective coatings, revealing why water chemistry and unseen textile finishes significantly ...

Consumers want functional food. If nothing else is certain, that is. In many areas, from coffee to bread to plant-based protein to non-alcoholic drinks, consumers want food that can provide functional ...

Functional genomics is a field of molecular biology where researchers attempt to understand the complex relationship between genotype and phenotype. While genetics and genomics cover the study of ...

The functional drinks market is on fire. Currently valued at a $149bn (€127bn), it’s growing at a CAGR of 8.9%, and is expected to hit nearly $250bn ($248.51bn) by 2030 (industry analysts Grand View ...

Tokyo-headquartered Teijin Frontier is to expand its production capacity for high-tenacity recycled polyester filament yarn used in industrial applications such as tyre cords, reinforcements for ...

Functional and integrative medicine are closely related. Both approaches take a broad view of the factors that can affect a person’s health and focus on addressing them in treatment. The terms ...

Integrative medicine blends conventional and complementary care, while functional medicine seeks to identify root causes of symptoms first and restore the function of the different body systems. When ...

With healthy living in the spotlight and the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) movement gaining traction, functional health should be leading the charge. Instead of meeting the moment, the topic of ...

For a few hundred dollars, a bedroom can be refreshed with the latest flat-pack offerings. Wood particleboard furniture is affordable and generally easy to assemble, but particleboard is often held ...

Article subjects are automatically applied from the ACS Subject Taxonomy and describe the scientific concepts and themes of the article. As the whole society’s attention to environmental protection is ...