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Industry
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Ushering
Cosmetics to the Right Spots
Ingredient makers are developing sophisticated encapsulation systems
to deliver their actives to skin and hair
5/14/2007 -- Many shampoos, lipsticks, face creams, and even toothpastes
contain minute envelopes with tiny molecular messages inside. Designed
as a small-scale mail system, these envelopes protect and deliver
active ingredients that might otherwise degrade or get lost before
they get to their intended destinations. More
from Chemical & Engineering News...
Chemical
Reaction: Neurocosmetics
5/2007 -- Having treated every other aspect of the skin,
cosmetic formulators have recently discovered the cutaneous nervous
system. The new category that has emerged as a result, neurocosmetics,
can literally affect how the brain responds to topical treatment.
The subject inaugurated the 2007 program of the New York Society of
Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC) and is certain to appear on many technical
programs in the coming months. More
from Global Cosmetic Industry...
Hair
From a Cut
5/16/2007 -- Desperate bald people shouldn't try this at home, but
researchers have found that mice will regrow hair, not just skin,
after a flesh wound. The discovery dashes the dogma that adult mammals
cannot produce new hair follicles, and it suggests ways of improving
skin grafts and reversing hair loss. More
for ScienceNow...
Detecting
Single-molecule Absorption
5/2007 -- Laser excitation of surface-adsorbed molecules or nanostructures
modulates the local electronic density of states, and can be detected
by a scanning tunneling microscope with near-atomic resolution. Future
applications range from single-molecule surface analysis to energy-transfer
studies. More
from Materials Today...
25
Years of Scanning Probe Microscopy and No Standards Yet
5/25/2007 -- It has been 25 years since the scanning tunneling microscope
(STM) was invented, followed four years later by the atomic force
microscope, and that's when nanoscience and nanotechnology really
started to take off. Various forms of scanning probe microscopes based
on these discoveries are essential for many areas of today's research.
Scanning probe techniques have become the workhorse of nanoscience
and nanotechnology research. Given the 25-year development timeframe,
it is surprising that even today there is no generally accepted standard
for scanning probe microscopy (SPM). There is no unified SPM terminology,
nor is there a standard for data management and treatment, making
access and processing of SPM data collected by different types of
instruments an error-prone exercise. SPM standardization has only
recently begun as part of an effort by the International Organization
for Standardization (ISO) the largest developer of industrial standards.
Meanwhile the development of SPM instruments and analysis software
continues, increasing the already large family of scanning probe microscopy.
More from
Nanowerk...
Hair
Care with Style
Hair styling trends indicate that consumers crave volume. Now
marketers are trying to fill that void with an array of products.
5/2007 -- The hair styling market has been inundated with requests
from consumers for products that address problems, add style and enhance
texture. Some of these new products include pomades, conditioning
mousses and dual-purpose volumizers that enhance moisture and shine.
Styling products that promote health are gaining popularity as consumers
become more proactive about their hair. More
from HAPPI...
Recreating
the Lost Science Paradigm
Janelia Farm Research Campus embodies flexible lab design and fosters
a culture of science
5/2007 -- The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Chevy Chase,
Md., had a vision of building an advanced research center that would
serve as an intellectual hub for hundreds of scientists from diverse
disciplines with the long-term objective of offering creative scientists
freedom from constraints that limit their ability to do groundbreaking
research in conventional research settings. This vision has been realized
in the Janelia Farm Research Campus, Ashburn, Va., R&D Magazine’s
2007 Lab of the Year. More
from R&D Magazine...
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L’Oréal
Contributes to an Important Step towards Ending the Practice of Animal
Testing
L’Oréal Episkin model validated as full replacement method
for skin irritancy
Clichy, France (4/30/2007) -- ECVAM (European Centre for the Validation
of Alternative Methods) has announced the validation of an ‘in
vitro’ test as a full replacement method for assessing the skin-irritancy
potential of chemicals. This test employs the L’Oréal
Episkin model; a human epidermis reconstructed on collagen. More
from L’Oréal ...
Second Henkel Innovation Letter
Düsseldorf, Germany (5/24/2007) -- The second Henkel Innovation
Letter informs concisely about the different innovations made in the
business sectors Laundry & Home Care, Cosmetics/ Toiletries, Consumer
and Craftsmen Adhesives and Henkel Technologies. More
from Henkel...
NIVEA Launches Interactive Hair Styling Studio
Hamburg, Germany (5/7/2007) -- After you’ve been to the hairdresser
have you ever thought: “This haircut looks stunning but how can
I recreate this look myself at home?” The new online “Styling
Studio” on NIVEA.com can give you the answer! More
from Beiersdorf AG...
Ciba
Introduces “NEAT” Light Stabilizers for a New Standard of
UV Protection in Waterborne Coatings
Basel, Switzerland (5/2/2007) -- Ciba’s Novel Encapsulated Additives
Technology (NEAT) for coatings stabilization for the first time enables
the equivalent level of protection in waterborne coatings to that
attained with high-performance stabilizers in solventborne systems.
To be introduced at the European Coatings Show in Nuremberg (May 8-10,
Stand 650 in Hall 4), NEAT allows hydrophobic light stabilizers to
be easily incorporated in waterborne paints. More
from Ciba...
Dow
Launches “Green” Biocide for Paints and Coatings Market
Nürnberg, Germany (5/8/2007) -- Dow Biocides, a business unit
of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), is launching CANGUARD™
ULTRA BIT 20 LE Preservative, a high purity broad-spectrum bactericide
for the protection of industrial water-based products against harmful
bacteria, yeasts and fungi, underscoring Dow’s strategy to strengthen
its performance businesses by prioritizing products and technologies
that support high-value, end use applications. More
from Dow Chemical...
Children, Teens At Greater Risk Than Adults
Of Exposure To Damaging UV Radiation
Eye care professionals say sunglasses are not enough; offer advice
on comprehensive UV protection for eyes
Jacksonville, FL (5/17/2007) -- Although both adults and children
are subject to the effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, younger
eyes are more susceptible to exposure to the sun's harmful rays. Eye
care professionals note that glasses with a UV-blocking coating and
sunglasses do not offer complete protection, and advise parents also
to consider UV-blocking contact lenses for children who need vision
correction to fill in some of the eye health gaps left by these more
traditional means. More
from Johnson & Johnson...
Summer Stain Guide
Tips for keeping your summer wardrobe neat and clean
New York, NY (5/23/2007) -- Summer is a time for fun in the sun, and
not for being inside fretting over laundry. And yet, according to
Cotton Incorporated’s Lifestyle Monitor™, the number of
consumers doing laundry five or more times a week increased to 21%,
with 30% of females doing laundry, daily. If stubborn stains are to
blame for the extra wash loads, Ask Norma. More
from Cotton Incorporated...
REACH
to Take Effect on June 1 – RAG Subsidiary Degussa is Ready
Düsseldorf, Germany (6/1/2007) -- “We support the objective
of REACH, which aims to improve further the protection of health and
the environment with respect to the handling of chemicals. This is
also in accordance with Degussa's principles. At the same time, we
not only want to maintain the competitive edge and innovational potential
of the industry, but plan to expand it further,” declared Dr.
Klaus Engel, chairman of the Degussa GmbH Management Board, with regard
to the REACH Directive, which is taking effect throughout Europe today.
More
from Degussa...
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