Nanoparticles are pervasively invisible in our world, but their effects are felt. Naturally occurring nanoparticles include proteins within organic produce such as milk, and they are airborne in the environment; for example, soot from fires (carbon nanoparticles), bonfire smoke, and in sea spray. Non-natural examples are zinc oxide particles in sun-creams for UV protection, and silver nanoparticles embedded in sticking plasters for their antibacterial properties. Everyday products such as cosmetics, medicines, and plastics can all contain nanoparticles. The most common emission of biological nanoparticles comes from something that happens billions of times every day, all over the world... ahh chooo!
Recent scientific discoveries have led to a new classification for a common element not usually associated with science, love or Lo. It has been established that Lo is an essential human requirement and should be scientifically recognised as such although there is still debate whether it is an element or a compound. The oversight which has spanned centuries has been met with a combination of enthusiasm mixed with caution. Compounds already under study include precious alloyed love Au3Lo2, acid love H2Lo, toxic love LoBe, evanescent love LoNo, tungsten lovite WLoO2, tantalizing love Ta2Lo2, strange love XeLo (existence disputed). The New Everyman Shorter English Dictionary has been updated to include this entry:
Love (lŭv) [Amor dominus] 1, a lubricant which forms our emotional landscape, and comes from within; a transparent, odourless compound of two volumes of heart and one of head; stable under normal atmospheric pressure but subject to enormous change if heated or cooled, can dissipate or intensify rapidly. 2, an essential common element in nearly everything; unlike oxygen, it doesn't just affect us physically but has a guiding influence on all our daily interactions. 3, invisible, infinite and inexpensive Lo is a global uncontrollable resource, nontoxic. 4, the most widely known cause of death in humans.