In the future, printers may be able to remove ink from paper, too.
University of Cambridge scientists have determined that as long as you are using the right type of laser, it is possible to remove toner from paper.
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A close-up image of the new material. A section has been removed to show the vertical nanotubes.
Engineers at Nasa have come up with a material that absorbs more than 99 per cent of all light that strikes it.
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It would be great if you could take your car to the body shop and have it repaired in minutes, before your eyes, without anyone even laying hands on it. There have been several developments in self-healing coatings recently.
Continue reading… “A Coating That Heals Itself with Light”
SelectaDNA Spray glows blue under ultraviolet light and can tie a burglar to a crime.
When a gang of hammer-wielding thieves smashed their way into a convenience store in the northwest English town of Preston, neighboring businessman Altaf Kazi realized he had to upgrade his security or risk becoming the next victim. Fortunately for newsstand owner Kazi, his security crisis came just as police were offering small businesses in the area the chance to trial a high-tech crime-fighting device.
Continue reading… “SelectaDNA Spray Keeps the Robbers Away”
Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2010
Flash UV is a revolutionary Ultraviolet Curing Technology for wood floors. This technology allows the finish to cure instantly through the help of Photoinitiators (P.I.). It provides a high-quality, more durable, chemical resistant finish that is ready for immediate use.
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Ancient Greek statues were once brightly painted.
Original Greek statues were brightly painted, but after thousands of years, those paints have worn away. Find out how shining a light on the statues can be all that’s required to see them as they were thousands of years ago.
Continue reading… “How Ancient Greek Statues Really Look Under Ultraviolet Light”
In a controversial achievement, Japanese scientists announced on Wednesday they had created the world’s first transgenic primates, breeding monkeys with a gene that made the animals’ skin glow a fluorescent green.
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A cloned beagle named Ruppy – short for Ruby Puppy – is the world’s first transgenic dog. She and four other beagles all produce a fluorescent protein that glows red under ultraviolet light. (Pics)
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You are looking at 1301 fluorescent bulbs planted in an English farm, powered entirely by electrical fields generated by the power lines that float in curves over the top of this field. (PIcs)
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Might the Volitan presage a new generation of lightweight, fully sustainable boats? It certainly sounds good on paper: the futuristic vessel would use solid sails – equipped with double layer solar cell panels – to harness both wind and solar energy and would have an incredibly light, stiff body structure, courtesy of its carbon fiber and epoxy resin composite-made shell and carbon-foam core lamination. Its body would also have an epoxy primer coat and ultraviolet resistant coating.
Continue reading… “Volitan: A Solar/Wind Powered Concept Boat”
Scientists at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in Livermore are attempting to create an artificial Sun on Earth – an achievement that will provide answer to the world’s impending energy shortage.
Continue reading… “A Sun Made In A Lab”
Duke University and United States Army scientists have found that a cheap and nontoxic sunburn and diaper rash preventative can be made to produce brilliant light best suited to the human eye.
Continue reading… “Light Can Be Produced From Cheap Sunburn And Diaper Rash Cream”
