It is in paint, paper, sunscreen, cosmetics, toothpaste and food. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) lists it in its Group 2B, 鈥減ossibly carcinogenic in humans.鈥 In Europe it is...
In 1957, Edward Shapiro filed a patent for a novel type of 鈥渟elf-luminous paint.鈥 The concept was not new, luminous paints based on radioactive emissions from radium striking a phosphor such as...
No. We do not breathe through our skin. James Bond seemingly was unaware of this fact given that after discovering the golden corpse he tells M: 鈥淪he died of skin suffocation, it鈥檚 been known to...
Paintball is game in which players shoot opposing players with paint from airguns. These paintballs require special non-toxic, water-soluble and biodegradable paint. It is biodegradable because...
The Scots did not invent Scotch tape. But their reputation for thriftiness did inspire the name of this amazing product. Two-tone cars were the in thing way back in the 1920s and car manufacturers...