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  • 19.04.2011 – 09:15

    World Malaria Day: when a simple initiative conveys great results

    Limburgerhof, Germany (ots) - - Interceptor® bed nets key factor for decrease in malaria infection in Jabote community (Brazil) - Positive spiral effect: less malaria, more kids in school - Cross reference: Pictures are available via epa european pressphoto agency and can be downloaded free of charge at: http://www.presseportal.de/pm/16344/basf_se/?keygroup=bild - April 25th marks the fourth annual celebration of World ...

  • 17.03.2010 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: Basotect: An intelligent foam with many applications

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how chemical innovations from BASF help to develop a versatile high-tech foam. Basotect is an intelligent foam which, thanks to its versatility, can be used in simple as well as technically demanding applications. It can be used for cleaning ...

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  • 10.03.2010 – 12:30

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What are fungicides?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - Just like animals and human beings, plants can get sick. In many cases, the cause is a fungus. Not a mushroom like you see poking up out of the ground in the woods, but a network of branching, filamentary cells that botanists call 'hyphae'. In entertaining episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions of our Podcast listeners ...

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  • 04.03.2010 – 13:30

    Special: BASF Podcast - A potato with a special starch

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - This is a special edition of BASF's audio magazine for innovation on the occasion of the EU approval for commercial cultivation of the starch potato Amflora. With the help of plant biotechnology BASF developed a special potato named Amflora. The starch derived from Amflora has only one component - amylopectin. Due to this ...

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  • 17.02.2010 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: iGloss: Scratch-resistant clearcoat for cars

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how chemical innovations from BASF help to develop a new, extremely scratch-resistant clearcoat for cars. The new, extremely scratch-resistant clearcoat iGloss not only provides auto bodies with a brilliant and robust exterior, but also gives ...

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  • 17.02.2010 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why does a mirror grow dark?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - If you glance at yourself in a looking glass and notice that you are beginning to look a little dull around the edges - or have maybe even developed black spots - there is a scientific reason for the phenomenon. A mirror can be robbed of its reflective power by the chemical ...

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  • 20.01.2010 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How do engine coolants work?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - Frozen water can be lots of fun. For example, if you have a pair of skates, you can perform elegant moves on the surface of solid-phase H2O. Or you can roll together the fluffy ice crystals that fall from the sky into a snowman. But drivers like it less. They much prefer water ...

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  • 06.01.2010 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How is artificial rain produced?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - There have been plenty of attempts all over the world to influence the weather with chemical tricks. In Thailand, for example, what is called the 'fon luang', or 'king's rain', is aimed at preventing drought, while what are known as 'hail planes' regularly take to the skies in ...

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  • 23.12.2009 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How does a sparkler work?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - In the history of our attempts to master chemistry, explorations of fire are certainly among the most ancient experiments ever performed. And although we have controlled it for thousands of years, the magic of fire remains spellbinding. Take sparklers, for example. There's ...

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  • 09.12.2009 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How do you brew non-alcoholic beer?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - Beer has a long history. Experts say humanity has known the alcoholic beverage for more than 5,000 years. When you think about it that adds up to a lot of hangovers, which is why it's a good thing that modern breweries have also figured out how to make beer that doesn't contain ...

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  • 28.10.2009 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: Achieving Climate Protection with Eco-efficiency

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how the eco-efficiency analysis helps you to determine how you can reduce the consumption of energy and materials and how to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. Every product leaves some ecological traces behind. But how can you record all of the relevant ecological criteria involved in the ...

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  • 28.10.2009 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - How does the non-stick surface in a pan work?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - When the first non-stick cookware arrived on the market back in the mid-1950s, it was an instant hit. The images of fried eggs or pancakes sliding straight out of the pan onto the plate proved irresistible to consumers. As with so many other products, however, the discovery ...

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  • 30.09.2009 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why does fluoride make your teeth hard?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - Your chewing apparatus has to be pretty stable to be able to cope with all the sustenance we shove into it every day. The outermost layer of a tooth, the enamel, is actually the hardest substance that the human body produces. It consists of a mineral called hydroxylapatite. In ...

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  • 15.09.2009 – 11:30

    BASF Podcast: Chemistry makes solar energy more economical

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how chemical innovations from BASF help to make solar energy more economical on its way being a sustainable contribution to the worldwide energy supply. As a part of the future energy mix with other energy sources solar energy can make a sustainable contribution towards a low carbon society. In ...

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  • 19.08.2009 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What is carbon dioxide?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - Carbon dioxide is a naturally-occurring chemical compound containing carbon and oxygen which makes up a minute but significant portion of the earth's atmosphere. It is created when you burn substances that contain carbon - for example, fossil fuels or coal - but is also an end product of respiration in animals. When you breathe, ...

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  • 05.08.2009 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What is the radiocarbon dating method?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - All organisms - plants, animals, human beings - need carbon to survive. In the air, the element can be found in the commonly occurring compound carbon dioxide (CO2). Plants absorb CO2 and turn it into carbohydrates. We in turn absorb these carbohydrates when we eat the plants. ...

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  • 22.07.2009 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why does silver inhibit bacterial growth?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - Lots of products out there capitalize on the antibacterial effects of silver. Everything from cleaning cloths and insoles to washing powder and bandages - they all seem to employ the element in some way. Unfortunately, silver can't really perform miracles. But it can be used ...

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  • 08.07.2009 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What are sponges made of?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - In the old days, sponges only came from the sea. For millennia, brave divers risked life and limb to bring them back to the surface. In the age of plastic, however, you don't have to expose yourself to danger to acquire one. As a matter of fact, most modern artificial sponges ...

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  • 27.05.2009 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why do cherries burst when it rains?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - The whole point of the skin of a cherry is to keep that from bursting. The smooth, slippery envelope protects the fruit from falling prey to funguses or microbes, and water usually just slides right off of one. But the rainstorms feared by fruit-growers are a different matter. ...

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  • 20.05.2009 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: Plant Health - Fit with Fungicides

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how innovative fungicides from BASF help to improve plant health. In the agricultural industry plant diseases such as fungal attacks can seriously damage the production of foodstuffs. And according to estimates, more than 40% of the crop yields that are theoretically achievable are lost because of ...

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  • 13.05.2009 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - Why does caffeine have a stimulating effect?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - The very first thing many people do when they stumble out of bed in the morning is pour themselves a cup of coffee. The substance in the hot brew that helps wake you up is well-known all over the world: caffeine. Caffeine doesn't only come from coffee beans. Most of the caffeine ...

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  • 29.04.2009 – 11:20

    BASF Podcast: The Chemical Reporter - What makes blue-jeans blue?

    Ludwigshafen (ots) - As far back as the Middle Ages in Europe, blue has always been a color worn by the nobility. Some kings wore blue cloaks to their crowning ceremonies. The dye was made from a substance that had to be brought all the way from far-off India - indigo, which was made from an ...

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