Scientists say they have created a new super-white paint that reflects 95.5 percent of the sunlight that hits it. The new acrylic, developed at Perdue University, remains significantly cooler than the surrounding temperature in both daytime and at night. The team designed the paint with calcium carbonate fillers to minimize the amount of ultraviolet light the paint … Read more
Researchers have developed a wearable circuit that could be printed on the body to monitor body temperature, blood oxygen levels and other vital signs. Earlier efforts to develop wearable circuitry required temperatures over 570° Fahrenheit, making them impractical for the human body. Scientists at Penn State University overcame the heat issue by adding a layer … Read more
Most nurseries come in pink or blue, but a psychologist has revealed why green or purple are the best colours to paint your baby’s room. Speaking to interior design specialists Homedit.com, psychologist and well-being consultant Lee Chambers explained that colours can have a significant impact on moods and behaviours. ‘When shopping for that nursery colour scheme, we are … Read more
The daughter of Rolling Stones singer Sir Mick has forged a successful career from showing off her figure as a model, but her company’s financial figures are less flattering Georgia May Jagger can’t get no satisfaction from her fashion and beauty business. The daughter of Rolling Stones singer Sir Mick has forged a successful career from … Read more
There’s nothing more boring than watching paint dry — but apparently, there’s nothing more delightful than watching a man guess what color paint is being mixed on TikTok. Australian comedian Christian Hull is charming social media users with a series of videos in which he watches paint colors being mixed — and, with a knack … Read more
Early in lockdown, I did what thousands of Britons did: cleared out the garage. Among all of the junk, I found a pot of black Cuprinol Ducksback 5-year Waterproof paint. So I painted the shed. Bad move. Instead of using my Ducksback shed paint to, well, paint my shed, I should have hung on to … Read more
Dulux starts rationing paint after ‘exceptional demand’ from DIYers wanting to improve their homes during lockdown Dulux has been forced to cap the amount of tester pots it sells online each day Regular pots of paints can no longer be purchased online after surge in demand Customers are being turned away online due to ‘overwhelming … Read more
Instagram bloggers are favouring calming shades of grey, blue and green for their walls, research reveals. Property advice website homehow.co.uk analysed paint colour hashtags on Instagram to reveal the 15 shades garnering the most interest on the social network. Perhaps unsurprisingly given its rise in popularity in recent years, it is a shade of grey … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new RAF Voyager has been pictured refuelling Lighting and Typhoon fighter jets, showing that it is still fit for active services after its almost £1 million Union Jack paint job. It refuelled the jets in during ‘Exercise Crimson Thunder’ on Friday after taking off from its RAF Brize Norton base in … Read more
Boris Johnson’s RAF Voyager plane took off for the first time today after receiving a £900,000 red, white and blue paintjob. The jet’s tail fin had previously been spotted inside a hangar at an airfield in Cambridgeshire, where underwent a new Brexit paint job to help the PM fly the flag for the UK when … Read more