The preferred source of food for the Panda bears, bamboo, may soon be used to create eco-friendly cloths, as the wonderful plant has properties that other synthetic materials, as well as cotton, could only dream of. In addition, the bamboo fabric is very soft to the touch, and has a few extra anti-bacterial features ... |
3 March 2009
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Superglue is a cyanoacrylate substance known as ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate, which is generally sold around the world as instant adhesive mostly under the name of 'Superglue'. It was first discovered by Harry Coover from Kodak during the World War II while he was trying to make gun-sight lenses out of it, althoug... |
4 June 2008
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The oldest known textiles are some sail pieces, made 7,000 years ago. The first textile fibers used by humans were flax and wool, but today a large array of natural and synthetic fibers are employed. The sheep wool is made of keratin, the same protein found in the nails, horns, feathers, reptilian scales and the uppe... |
21 January 2008
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Now, prayers will really have some space to pray. Just one problem with this masterpiece of hand-made craftwork: who's gonna bring it out and beat it? The huge carpet is a magnificent testimony of devotion and richness. Iranian authorities have unveiled the world's largest hand-woven rug at Tehran's op... |
3 August 2007
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The clothes are in fact a gold-yellow dress and a metallic-denim jacket and contain cotton fabrics coated with nanoparticles that give them functional qualities never before seen in the fashion world. The designed clothes can prevent colds and flu, never need washing, destroy harmful gases and protect the wearer fr... |
3 May 2007
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