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Glass beads made in a Czech village adorn the bodies of members of the world&...
Travel to the Amazon or the villages of the Maasai Mara in Kenya, explore the bazaars in the jungles of southern India, or even the roadside shops in Arizona selling Navajo replicas, where most of the beads you see are likely to be made on an unusual hill. the village i...Read more -
Decoding Cat’s Eye: A Global Guide to Reflective Road Marking Colors
Raised pavement markings come in a variety of reflective colors, some of which (such as white and yellow) have guessable meanings derived from painted road symbols. But there are other colors, such as blue and green, that convey more information to those in the know. Some colors will alert police...Read more -
CHINACOAT 2024 — A Global Platform Where the Industry Meets!
CHINACOAT — A Global Platform Where the Industry Meets! December 3-5, 2024 | Area A, China Import and Export Fair Complex CHINACOAT2024 covers 8.5 exhibition halls (Halls 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 1.2, 2.2, 3.2, 4.2 and 5.2), spanning more than 91,500 square meters of ...Read more -
Prevent Arctic Ice Loss with Glass Spraying
As sea ice levels in the Arctic reach their second-lowest levels on record this year and global temperatures continue to rise, a team of California engineers believes they may have a solution to slow further warming of the Earth’s atmosphere. They wanted to make the ice whiter by covering i...Read more -
Study of cement for insulating geothermal wells and its insulating characteri...
Reducing well heat loss is key to efficient development of geothermal resources. Creating a long-term stable, well-insulated wellbore through cementation is a reliable solution. This article uses cement, hollow glass beads, foaming agent and stabilizer as the main raw ma...Read more -
Effect of alumina and glass bead blasting on zirconia bond strength using 10-...
Indeed, cementation of zirconia restorations remains a major challenge in clinical situations, and many cementation options discussed in the literature may remain controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of zirconia pre...Read more -
Could trillions of reflective glass beads save Arctic sea ice?
Here’s another crazy proposal on the list of fantastical but extremely interesting geoengineering solutions to climate change: coating young Arctic sea ice with a layer of reflective glass powder. The blinding white color of Arctic sea ic...Read more -
How do they draw white lines on the roads so accurately?
In one word: skills. The white “paint” is made from thermoplastic resin mixed with titanium dioxide pigments and tiny reflective glass beads. On major roads, special marking machines are used that deliver paint under computer control. But this still leaves t...Read more -
Yona Cohen’s beaded jewelry
Yona Cohen’s beaded jewelry with bows, tiny shells, glass flowers and hearts will require a change in aesthetic for those more accustomed to discreet chain pendants and subtle hugs. “My idea was to create these extremely complex and narra...Read more -
Tiny glass beads have huge potential in treating liver tumors
As part of our mission to eliminate cancer, MD Anderson researchers conduct hundreds of clinical trials to test new treatments for common and rare cancers. Elsie Kroeger and her husband Tim had been looking forward to spending spring break with...Read more
