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April 2016 in “Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Natural, Exact and Applied Sciences” Researchers created small amber particles for use in bioactive and biocompatible fibers that could help with skin and hair restoration and are safe for infant clothing.
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January 2005 in “Applied spectroscopy” Hair from breast cancer patients shows changes in structure and composition, and a test using these changes detected cancer but also falsely identified some healthy samples as cancerous.
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January 2013 Hair can help solve crimes by revealing personal and chemical information.
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Water and fatty acids affect hair's surface differently based on hair damage, and models can help understand hair-cosmetic interactions.
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January 2009 in “Textile Research Journal” Researchers developed a new method to identify animal hair in textiles, which is effective for various fibers and more reliable than previous methods.
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July 2003 in “ACM Transactions on Graphics” Researchers developed a new model for more realistic computer graphics rendering of hair by considering how light scatters on hair fibers.
Researchers developed a new model for more realistic computer graphics of hair by considering how light scatters on hair fibers.
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