Smart “mud” Clay-based hydrogel

Sigh. One of the materials I have been obsessing over lately is Clay-based hydrogel. Its a gel, made of water that self heals. Apparently it is mostly water 0.4% clay and the rest is a molecular binder. There is nothing on the internet regarding recipes! ARGH. The clay they state is “Clay NS” NS means…

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Cheap pseudo-plastic

So I’m always on the look out for cheap DIY materials that you can make at home, and found this nice video on how make a pseudo-plastic. Pseudo-plastics are plastics that are almost like a plastic but aren’t exactly like one. Styrofoam is pretty cheap. You can probably find some in your house, in neighbors…

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Natural Pigments

Here is an awesome essay/paper on natural pigments: http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=116 Trying to figure out how to smash these sea stones into pigment…..

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