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The 'unsanitary' habits of the Middle Ages made you cry
Keeping body waste under the bed, using urine to wash your face, not changing dirty clothes ... are the 'unsanitary' habits that were present during the Middle Ages.
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Unusual uses of urine
Do you know that urine can be used for energy in the future, contributing to reducing climate change and many other unexpected uses.
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New discoveries about use
Recently, scientists from Bristol University (USA) have found a way to convert urine into electrical energy, used to control robots.
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Rice and risk of arsenic exposure
The team of scientists working at Dartmouth College of Medicine, Dartmouth College, USA, found that there was a risk of arsenic poisoning when using rice.
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Body odor does not change throughout life
Each of us has a characteristic smell, like every finger has its own fingerprint, and it doesn't change even when we switch to another diet.
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The scent of your body
Your body has a characteristic smell, just like your fingerprints. That scent will still exist even if you change your diet.
Oceanography
Animal urine affects the chemical composition of seawater
University of Washington researchers have found that this common migration helps shape our oceans.
Archeology
1500 year old Bible written in ink from urine
Rehabilitation experts in Italy discovered purple dyes to create one of the oldest New Testament writings made from lichen combined with fermented urine.
Space science
'Turning into food' may be the key to bringing people to Mars
NASA is currently rushing to complete many products and inventions, aiming to turn the ambition to bring people to conquer Mars in 2030 into reality.
Space science
Removing billions of space tourism: Customers must also drink recycled urine
Normally, everyone thinks that urine is the discarded waste of humans. However, the handling of this material in the direction of leaving in the air seems to be unreason…
Space science
Astronaut walking in space
Two astronauts walked outside the International Space Station (ISS) to remove a urine container and install a replacement bottle.
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Astronauts use recycled urine
Astronauts on the ISS international space station began to drink recycled water from urine and sweat from yesterday.
Space science
Urine recycling machine irritates astronauts
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) set aside a day to install parts of the system to recycle urine and sweat into clean water.
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NASA collected urine to build the toilet
Hamilton Sundstrand (US) universe program contractor is collecting the urine of staff at Johnson Space Center, to pilot the toilet system of the new Orion module - the m…
Biology
Using urine to create electricity, by the way, clean up all germs in the urine
Have you ever imagined that the biological liquid in your body that you release every day will bring light to mankind?