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Stories about: UC Davis

Kinect-Using Sandbox Lets You Move Mountains It's one thing to play in a normal sandbox and other to have one that lets you build things on a massive scale without any chance of getting sand and water all over you. Kids, of course, love to play in sandboxes anyway. Some even prefer being dirty to cleanliness, for some obscure reason. Maybe they feel more... 7 May 2012 15:11 GMT Self-Cleaning Cotton Kills Germs When Exposed to Light The researchers at UC Davis have found a way to incorporate a compound known as 2-anthraquinone carboxylic acid, or 2-AQC, into cotton fabrics. This chemical bonds strongly to the cellulose in cotton, making it difficult to wash off, unlike current self-cleaning agents. Also, it does not affect the properties of... 11 October 2011 02:59 GMT