Semi-trucks are designed to carry heavy loads. That's why they're weighed on the road to ensure they do not exceed their limitations. So, when they're driving fast or going downhill, just using ...

Rajkot: A 47-year-old factory worker developed a massive nasal polyp, 10 centimetres long, which doctors attribute to his occupational exposure to lacquer fumes. The growth, which caused severe ...

This isn’t your average wax—each record is a one-of-one piece of lacquer-cut music history, sliced in real-time straight from a 1:1 master tape. No filters, no edits, no digital nonsense—just pure ...

Hydraulic retarders use fluid to create resistance between the retarder's rotating discs. This drag slows the motion of the drivetrain, bringing down the vehicle's speed without the use of ...

The Smith community comes together for events throughout the year. From the first Rally Day in 1876, to Julia Child Day and the Sherrerd Teaching Prizes, begun in 2004, the college's annual events ...

Impact Statement: Film-patterned-retarder (FPR) is widely used in 3D displays, but the fabrication of FPR requires highly complicated and expensive processes using photomasks. We demonstrate a novel ...

The Jau Kandhei Bahaghara, a lacquer puppet wedding in Balasore, concluded at Lokanath Temple. The month-long event celebrated cultural traditions with Vedic rituals for puppets Aparti and Gurei. The ...

Chinese lacquer art has a history of eight thousand years. Where did it come from? What did it go through? China Daily invited Xenia, a designer from the Netherlands, to find out more from Professor ...