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For colours, dunk clay in water
It’s not exactly that simple, but it’s still a relatively simple way to produce a lovely palette of colours. Researchers from Norway and Germany have reported that when a synthetic clay called Na-fluorohectorite is suspended in water, the material separates … Continue reading
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Tagged Bragg-Snell law, caesium, Na-fluorohectorite, osmotic swelling, structural colours, synthetic clay, vermiculite
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