Tag: TOXIC

Researchers at The University of California at San Diego have developed a tiny silicon chip that can detect the presence and plot the location of dangerous chemicals in the air. Their goal is to embed the chips in cell phones, which could then "map a chemical accident as it unfolds," says Michael Sailor, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the university. Much like the olfactory ...

Just when Apple has started to make some friends at Greenpeace, it looks like another one of its fine products might be a wee bit toxic. According to the French newspaper Liberation, that mysterious stench emanating from your Mac Pro contains benzene -- which can irritate the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. Instead of being a mere inconvenience, that smell could be a cloud of poison gas that ...