Atraverda Ltd - The Abertillery-based company has developed a lighter ceramic material to replace the traditional heavier lead components in lead acid batteries making them lighter and greener.

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Albaugh folded the erstwhile acid-making equipment into other operations.

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The marinade tames the ocean out of anchovies and sardines, and its acid firms the flesh, nullifying slimy characteristics, making it a perfect choice for the fish-phobic.

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Preparations of the herb, including the amount of valerenic acid, vary widely from study to study, making it hard to draw firm conclusions, says Catherine Ulbricht, co-founder of Natural Standard and a pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

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Autism risk might be cut nearly in half by making sure that mothers are taking supplements containing folic acid, a B vitamin, at the time of conception and in the early months of pregnancy.

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The larvae of the cheese fly (Piophila casei) are added to the cheese, and the acid from their digestive systems breaks down the cheese's fats, making the final product soft and liquidy.

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