News tagged with tattoos
Probing Question: What is the history of tattooing?
Jul 03, 2008 |
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You might not think the sullen, tattooed teenager skulking around your local record store has anything in common with Winston Churchill, but you would be wrong. Sir Winston, King George V, and the slaves of ...
Study examines motivations for tattoo removal
Jul 21, 2008 |
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Individuals who visit dermatology clinics for tattoo removal are more likely to be women than men, and may be motivated by the social stigma associated with tattoos and negative comments by others, according to a report in ...
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Whose Tattoo Is It Anyway?
Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An infra-red digital camera could be a crucial tool in the fight against crime when trying to identify suspects by their tattoos, according to new University of Derby research.
MSU researcher creates system helping police to match tattoos to suspects
Jun 19, 2008 |
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A Michigan State University researcher has created an automatic image retrieval system, whereby law enforcement agencies will be able to match scars, marks and tattoos to identify suspects and victims.
Study Examines Role of Tattoos in Construction of Personal Identity
Dec 18, 2007 |
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Marketing experts know that consumers use products to help construct personal identity. When a person decides to purchase a Hummer rather than a Prius, for instance, that person is also buying a certain lifestyle or attitude. ...
New ink makes tattoos less permanent
Dec 30, 2006 |
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Scientists at two U.S. universities developed a solution to make tattoos less permanent -- an ink that can be removed with a single laser treatment.
HP Adds iPod shuffle to Digital Music Player Lineup
Jul 01, 2005 |
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Rounding out its lineup of digital music players, HP today added the Apple iPod shuffle from HP. HP is offering two models: the $99.99 512 megabyte version, which holds up to 120 songs, and the $129.99 1 gigabyte version, whi ...
Chemicals in tattoo inks need closer scrutiny
Mar 14, 2005 |
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As tattoos have grown in popularity, so have complaints of adverse side effects associated with both their application and removal. A new study, done by chemistry students at Northern Arizona University, looked at the chemical ...
Engineering students: Airbrush not just for artists
Feb 14, 2008 |
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The airbrush, that tool behind tattoos and T-shirts, may have an unexpected future … in technology.
Food 'Tattoos' an Alternative to Labels for Identifying Fruit
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Those small and sometimes inconvenient sticky labels on produce may eventually be replaced by laser "tattoo" technology now being tested by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University ...
Veiling in style: How does a stigmatized practice become fashionable?
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Dec 14, 2009 |
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Why are an increasing number of Turkish women wearing veils in a secular country where the practice is banned in public buildings? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says one factor is fashion.
DNA 'tattoos' link adult, daughter stem cells in planarians
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Sep 10, 2008 |
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Unlike some parents, adult stem cells don't seem to mind when their daughters get a tattoo. In fact, they're willing to pass them along. Using the molecular equivalent of a tattoo on DNA that adult stem cells (ASC) pass to ...
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