Just you wait until the world’s governments are putting out the call for smelly socks—suddenly that bulging gym bag hidden in your dormitory’s wardrobe seems a lot more valuable. To Tanzania anyway, ...

Scientists have identified the molecules that make our clothes smell. Dirty laundry smells bad because of certain chemicals called volatile organic compounds, which can’t always be washed out on an ...

Scientists may have developed a novel solution to smelly feet. Known medically as bromodosis, the unpleasant odour usually occurs when sweaty feet wear the same shoes for days on end. This warm, moist ...

OX SOX, an odorless sock company created by University of Georgia student Matthew Tesvich, won the SEC Student Pitch Competition in Athens in October, beating pitches from 14 SEC schools. Tesvich’s ...

Although smelly feet or bromodosis are rarely a sign of a health problem, it is unpleasant and embarrassing. But it is not your feet that that is stinking, but the bacteria that live on them and in ...

Amsterdam, May 19, 2016 -- Dirty laundry smells bad because of certain chemicals called volatile organic compounds, which can't always be washed out on an eco-friendly 20?C cycle, according to a new ...