Rural areas—particularly in less developed countries—are often without reliable electrical power. We take for granted that we can go to the doctor’s office and get an effective vaccination. Without proper storage in a vaccine refrigerator, the vaccines would be ineffective, and without electrical power, vaccine refrigerators don’t work. A presentation from engineers at the National Read More
Power Failure Planning for Lab Refrigerators and Lab Freezers
How to prepare lab refrigerators and freezers for a power failure. Read More
 Rachel Kohn December 29th, 2011
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Ultrasonic Cleaner Works on Everything from Rings to Vases
You may be among the well-informed, but even so, it’s fun to see how excited people get when they see an ultrasonic cleaner in action. In this video, our host marvels over the fact that ultrasonic cleaning works without time-consuming manual cleaning. She does provide a few handy tips along the way. For example, if Read More
 Richard Gaughan December 29th, 2011
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Processing Decreases Utility of Stored Blood
Blood transfusions save lives. But a transfusion is only as good as the blood being transfused. Researchers at the Advanced Centre for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer in Mumbai are aware that not all stored blood is equivalent. In particular, hemolysis can break down the walls of some red blood cells and reduce the Read More
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Richard Gaughan December 28th, 2011
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Process for Evaluating Environmental Influences on Brake Pad Material
Any time you push on your car’s brakes, you’re initiating contact with a friction material. When it was realized that asbestos was not a good material for this application, alternative materials were sought. One problem in the development was determining the performance of these materials in real-world conditions, where they’re exposed to things like water, Read More
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Richard Gaughan December 28th, 2011
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Vaccine Refrigerator Practices Highlighted in Immunization Information
Vaccines are of such critical importance for public health that health agencies focus many of their resources on seeing that they are properly administered. This document from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services provides information on just about every aspect of immunization programs: from the history of vaccinations to some common misconceptions surrounding Read More
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Richard Gaughan December 28th, 2011
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Ultrasonic Cleaning Restores Figurine to Pre-Fire Damage
Another in the series of dramatic videos we like that showcase the effectiveness of ultrasonic cleaning. This one’s a little different than the ones we’ve found that demonstrate cleaning dirt and oils from engine parts or firearms. This one is for those of you with an artistic bent—or perhaps an “artistique” bent. A smoke-damaged ceramic Read More
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Richard Gaughan December 28th, 2011
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Sea Buckthorn Extract Works to Reduce Skin Oils
Sebaceous glands in the skin excrete a fatty compound called sebum. Although Sebum has some antibacterial properties, it also has been implicated in acne. Given that acne affects up to 80 percent of the population, there’s a pretty high degree of interest in doing something about it. Combine this with the search for “natural” remedies, Read More
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Richard Gaughan December 28th, 2011
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Liquid Chromatography Measures Chemical Contamination
Nitroguanidine is not exactly a household name, and the U.S. Army wants to keep it that way. Nitroguanidine is one of three components of “triple base propellant,” a chemical mixture that was used in army munitions. In the 1970s, the Army—along with the rest of the world—began to recognize that chemicals that had been spilled Read More
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Richard Gaughan December 28th, 2011
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Award for Originator of Solar-Powered Blood Bank Refrigerators
About a year ago we commented on the impressive work being done by an organization called WE CARE, which had developed solar modules that could power blood bank refrigerators in places such as the remote regions of Nigeria. We weren’t the only ones impressed. Laura Stachel, the doctor behind WE CARE, has been honored with a Read More
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Richard Gaughan December 27th, 2011
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