What if a surface could instantly switch from sticky to slippery at the push of a button? By using electricity to control how ions and water structure at the solid liquid interface of self-assembled ...

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Kennedy Mitchell accidentally swallowed a water bead. It swelled in her stomach and blocked her gut. Her mother, Folichia, was told the baby had a 50% chance of surviving one of her surgeries. Three ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Thousands of children in the U.S. have been injured after ingesting water beads. New regulations limit the ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says it's approved a new safety standard for water beads (KSAT 12 News) SAN ANTONIO – The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a new safety ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Wednesday approved new standards for water beads, a popular toy that poses a risk to small children if ingested. Water beads are small, colorful pellets that ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has approved a new safety standard for water bead toys to prevent injuries and deaths among children. The CPSC rule, which was passed with a 2 to 0 vote, ...

Federal regulators have finalized safety standards for two dangerous products that many advocates say should never have been on the market in the first place. The CPSC also announced it is taking ...

Water beads have long been criticized for being dangerous, even fatal, for kids. Now two members of a government watchdog are tearing into a decision by the acting chair of the body to delay a final ...