pages

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Announcement: The Science Circle - The Science of Nail Polish

    
                Saturday, October 1th  10 AM PDT
               
                     “The Science of Nail Polish”
                   By Paul Doherty Ph.D - Patio Plasma
           Senior Scientist, Exploratorium, San Francisco
                                                          
     Classic nail polish is made from explosive nitrocellulose dissolved in a flammable solvent — no smoking. Modern gel polishes use light activated polymerization. Pigments and special effects are borrowed from physics; birefringent, thermochromic, magnetic and more. A great deal of science can be learned by studying painted nails.

Read more...
     https://sciencecircle.org/upcoming-presentation/
    
     Place to be...
     http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Science%20Circle/114/206/30

No comments:

Post a Comment