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How Can Glass Paint Protect Surfaces from Sunlight?
Learn about the development and applications of glass paint, which is made of silica...
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A new method to keep drinking water safe from lead
Developing solutions to keep lead pipes safe.
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Images

Rust on an iron bolt
A reddish brown coating of iron oxides forms when iron reacts with oxygen and moisture.
Paulnasca
Green patina on bronze
Pavlova and Novikoff in “La Péri” (1921), by Malvina Cornell Hoffman, exhibits...
Yale University Art Gallery