Nanotech Clay Armour Creates Fire Resistant Hard Wearing Latex Emulsion Paints
Researchers at the University of Warwick's Department of Chemistry have found a way of replacing the soap used to stabilize latex emulsion paints with nanotech sized clay armour that can create a much more hard wearing and fire resistant paint. view more (2007-07-27)
Custom filler material produces excellent paint without common damage to mixing equipment
In order to produce paint of the highest possible quality, the raw materials must be tightly controlled. This includes the mineral fillers that make up to 50% of the paint. Filler materials like calcium carbonate, talc, kaolin and silica largely govern paint properties like UV resistance, weatherability, abrasion resistance and sheen. view more (2006-05-22)
Ferrari Red Paint Competes For An Extraordinary Qualification
Ferrari has recently faced some tough challenges on the racetrack, but achieving the qualifications that will allow its famous red paint "Rosso Corsa" to go into space is another story altogether. In July, three test containers of Ferrari`s red paint "Rosso Corsa" arrived at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in The... view more... (2002-08-21)
Brighten up! Paint study could save states millions
A new study from North Carolina State University shows that painted road markings, such as the lines separating traffic lanes, are significantly better at reflecting headlights in the direction that the paint was applied. This finding will help determine how states comply with new federal safety regulations and save money on painting their... view more... (2009-03-10)
A little bit of Ferrari takes off to the Red Planet !
ESA PR 52-2002. What is the fastest Ferrari`s distinctive red paint has ever travelled? Next year it will be 10800 km/h! Mars Express, to be launched in May/June 2003, the first European spacecraft to visit the Red Planet, will be speeding on its way accompanied by the very essence of Ferrari: a sample of its distinctive red paint. Mars has... view more... (2002-07-22)
Ferrari red paint passes road test for trip to Mars
The symbol of Ferrari's extraordinary success, its red paint "Rosso Corsa", has been given the green light to go into space, as it was declared officially 'space qualified' at a formal ceremony held today at Interspace in Toulouse, France. A specially constructed glass globe, known as FRED, containing the sample of paint, was then... view more... (2002-09-18)
Pictures hardly subject to leaching during cleaning
If picture restorers are careful when using solvents, very few organic molecules are likely to be leached away from the paint layer. Serious leaching does however occur when paint samples are immersed in solvents. These are some of the results of a study carried out at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC as part of NWO’s Molart... view more... (2001-05-30)
Olive oil emulsion helps with problem heart arteries
An emulsion of olive oil, egg yolk and glycerine might be just the recipe to keep heart patients away from the operating room and cardiac bypass surgery. view more (2006-12-19)
Paint used by Dutch masters turns into rat poison
The painters Willem Kalf, Jan Davidsz. de Heem and Balthasar van der Ast are particularly famed for their bright yellow orpiment ("royal yellow"). The researchers have shown that light causes a chemical reaction in this yellow which separates the sulphur and the arsenic. The sulphur is released from the canvas as sulphur dioxide and hydrogen... view more... (1999-05-17)
Ancient war paint in fight against breast cancer
A plant that gave ancient Britons and Celts their blue war paint, has been found to be a rich source of the anti-cancer compound, glucobrassicin, traditionally associated with broccoli. view more (2006-08-14)
NYU physicists make room for oddballs
Here's a question. How many gumballs of different sizes can fit in one of those containers at the mall so as to reward a well-spent quarter? It's hard to believe that most people never consider it even when guessing the number of candies in a bowl at Halloween. view more (2009-08-04)
Investigating the techniques of Old Masters
Why do the colours in some of Van Gogh's paintings change? How did he mix his paint? The new De Mayerne research programme is investigating molecular changes due to the ageing of paintings, artist's techniques and the effects of previous restorations. The De Mayerne research programme concentrates on the works of Dutch painters from the 15th to... view more... (2002-06-24)
Graffiti-free historic buildings
Many a historic landmark is defaced with graffiti, but the spray paint can only be removed - if at all - using caustic solutions which risk damaging the underlying surface. A new breathable coating provides efficient, all-round protection against attacks by taggers. view more (2009-09-11)
Laser treatment restores art
FIRING laser beams at priceless paintings might seem the height of folly, putting the painting`s delicate pigments at risk. So while conservators have for decades used ultraviolet lasers to clean up grubby sculptures, they have always fought shy of using them on soiled paintings. But now a study has shown you can fire away with impunity. Lasers... view more... (2002-09-25)
QUT researcher discovers Maya mask splendour
Ancient Mayan temple builders discovered and used lustrous pigments to make their buildings dazzle in the daylight, a Queensland University of Technology researcher has discovered. view more (2008-01-23)
Study Supports 'Urgent' Need for Worldwide Ban on Lead-Based Paint
Environmental and occupational health experts at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that major countries-including India, China and Malaysia-still produce and sell consumer paints with dangerously high lead levels. view more (2006-07-18)
Length of time to rid homes of lead hazards unacceptable, researchers say
The length of time it can take to rid homes of lead hazards is "unacceptable" according to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues in this month's American Journal of Public Health. view more (2007-02-06)
Varnishing plastics without orange skin
In industry plastic parts are mostly coated electrostatically. The ESTA process involves three stages of pre-treatment. A plasma based one produces conductive polymer coatings in a single-stage, thus reducing costs by about one third. It is being presented at the Hanover Fair. ---------- Nowadays, plastic automobile parts such as bumpers and... view more... (2002-04-16)
Lead-Based Consumer Paint Remains a Global Public Health Threat
Although lead content in paint has been restricted in the United States since 1978, University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental health researchers say in major countries from three continents there is still widespread failure to acknowledge its danger and companies continue to sell consumer paints that contain dangerous levels of lead. view more (2009-08-05)
Paint-on laser could rescue computer chip industry
Researchers at the University of Toronto have created a laser that could help save the $200-billion dollar computer chip industry from a looming crisis dubbed the "interconnect bottleneck." view more (2006-04-18)
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