Alongside dish sponges, cutting boards - particularly those used for raw meat - are hotspots for bacteria. Instead of relying ...

Scientists say the new technique could revolutionize the production of hygienic surfaces. The post Sharks and cicadas inspire ...

Keeping work surfaces clean during meat processing is a challenge. Bacteria from meat can attach, grow, and build up to ...

Keeping work surfaces clean during meat processing is a challenge, so in this week’s Journal of Laser Applications, ...

By mimicking natural antimicrobial textures, laser surface texturing enhances metal surfaces, preventing bacterial growth in ...

Cicadas are members of the superfamily Cicadoidea and are physically distinguished by their stout bodies, broad heads, clear-membraned wings, and large compound eyes. There are more than 3,000 ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — As spring approaches, Pennsylvanians are preparing for the emergence of one of the largest broods of 17-year cicadas—Brood 14. According to entomologist Betty Ferster from ...

red eyes and orange wing veins with a black “W” on the tips of their wings. Young periodical cicadas spent their time underground in burrows sucking root fluids for food. During their 17 years ...

If Paul Revere were still alive, he’d probably be shouting, “The cicadas are coming!” Probably. And they are, indeed, coming: One of the largest cicada broods around will emerge in ...

Cicadas contain tons of protein — as much ... and dunking them in cold water will remove their legs and wings. There's no harm in eating the crunchy legs and wings, but, like popcorn kernels ...

"These nanoscale and microscale surface textures mimic natural antimicrobial surfaces, such as those found on cicada wings and shark skin." The researchers discovered the laser-texturing technique ...