Chemical From Broken LCD TVs Could Save Lives
Technology • June 2010 • Views: 348
Next time your Wiimote accidentally gets thrown into your LCD TV, don’t fret too much—chemicals found in the broken TV sets could be used to fight infections in the human body.
The welcome news has come from research undertaken by the University of York in England, which found that the polyvinyl-alcohol, or PVA, can actually fight off viruses and infections, either as medicine or a cleaning agent for homes.