News tagged with acrylic resin

New look for antiques: Paintings and gilt surfaces can be effectively and gently restored with water-based microemulsion

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the past, restoration of paintings and other old artwork often involved application of acrylic resins to consolidate and protect them. One of the most important tasks for modern restorers ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Japanese researchers turn a crab shell transparent

A group of researchers working out of Kyoto University in Japan have successfully transformed a normal crab into one that is transparent. As they describe in their paper published in the British Royal Society ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

Ultrafine processing technology continues its evolution

The performance of optical and electronic components such as lenses and semiconductors is strongly influenced by the precision of surface grinding, which involves shaping the surface, and polishing, and provides ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Data matrix codes used to catalogue archaeological heritage

The research team at the Centre for the Studies of Archaeological and Prehistoric Heritage (CEPAP) of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have implemented an innovative system to register archaeological ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nanoparticles for cultural heritage conservation

(PhysOrg.com) -- The conservation of Mayan wall paintings at the archaeological site of Calakmul (Mexico) will be one on the subjects touched upon by Piero Baglioni (based at the University of Florence) in ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New adhesive for tape, label industry discovered

An incidental discovery in a wood products lab at Oregon State University has produced a new pressure-sensitive adhesive that may revolutionize the tape industry - an environmentally benign product that works very well and ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (20) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Bling bling with your ring ring: Dekoden craze sees cell phones get a touch of glitz, glamour

Cell phone owners are ringing the changes and putting a smile on their dial by adorning their mobiles with ornamental stickers, charms and beads -- and the craze just keeps getting bigger.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A molecular condom against AIDS

University of Utah scientists designed a "molecular condom" women could use daily to prevent AIDS by vaginally inserting a liquid that would turn into a gel-like coating and then, when exposed to semen, return to liquid form ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Dec 12, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0


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