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This Gold Nanoparticle Paint Changes Colour Based On Touch
A team of chemists at the University of California, Riverside, recently had a happy accident. While experimenting with stringing gold nanoparticles together, they noticed that the gold kept changing colours from a bright blue to purple to red. Indeed, the more they touched it, the more the colour changed.
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3M’s Paint Defender Spray Film Lets You Peel The Dirt Off Your Car
A dirty car not only looks bad, it can also lead to reduced fuel efficiency if it affects your car’s aerodynamics. But who wants to spend every weekend washing their vehicle, or ponying up for car washes? No one, especially when 3M has created the perfect alternative: a spray-on invisible film that can be easily…
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Crazy Brits Made A Real Car Change Colour Like Hot Wheels
As a kid, my favourite Hot Wheels toy cars were the ones that changed colour in cold or hot water. Lots of fun in the bathtub! But eventually we all grow up and accept the fact that real cars don’t change colours (or jump through waterfalls). Or, you could hang on to those childhood dreams…
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Boeing’s Giant Robot Arms Are Spray-Painting Prodigies
The Boeing 777 is a huge, hulking beast. When you’re trying to churn out 100 of them every year, there’s only one way to pull it off: turn to the robots. These giant, spray-painting robot arms can coat one of the bird’s mammoth wings in mere minutes.