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Scientists Put an End To Smelly Socks

Posted by samzenpus on from the never-do-laundry-again dept.

athe!st writes "A new anti-microbial treatment that can make clothing — including smelly socks — permanently germ-free has been developed by US scientists. In a paper published in the American Chemical Society journal Applied Materials and Interfaces, Dr Jason Locklin and his colleagues state that the treatment kills a wide range of dangerous pathogens, including staph, strep, E. coli, pseudomonas and acinetobacter."

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  1. Re:Only socks? by geekoid · · Score: -1, Troll

    Bedbugs? not likely. However we have something that does that: DDT

    Of course, due to an emotional based attack with no basis in reality, DDT is hard to get in the US

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  2. Re:Better living through chemicals by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    You don't have any air contact your skin? no moisture? no cloths? hmm, maybe you should narrow it down from 'chemicals'?

    From google - Chemical (noun): A compound or substance that has been purified or prepared, esp. artificially

    I think GP had his usage correct.