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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6821631 | Method and composition for treating substrates A method of treating substrates, such as wood, including the steps of applying an alkali silicate solution to one or more substrates and applying an alkali borate solution with boric oxide (B2O3) content to the substrates. Substrates that have ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6093257 | Method for cleaning a substrate with a composition comprising radiation curable groups A method of cleaning a substrate by covering the substrate with a composition in a sufficient amount to clean the substrate. The composition includes a substantial amount of at least one low viscosity organic compound which includes a radiation curable gr... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5994424 | UV curable polish and method of use A free-radical curable polish composition is described. The composition can be applied and cured as an ultra thin film on finished surfaces to provide enhanced chemical and mar resistance. The composition comprises an aqueous emulsion including an olefin-... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5801033 | Gels for encapsulation of biological materials This invention provides novel methods for the formation of biocompatible membranes around biological materials using photopolymerization of water soluble molecules. The membranes can be used as a covering to encapsulate biological materials or biomedical ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5470652 | Support sheet for photographic printing paper and process for producing the sheet The support sheet for photographic printing paper of the present invention includes a substrate paper sheet, a front surface composite resin coating layer formed on the front surface of the substrate paper sheet and including an inside cured resin layer a... | 11/28/1995 |
| 4504520 | Process and apparatus for producing wood heads of golf clubs A process for producing the wood head of a golf club by impregnating a wood head workpiece with a resin to give durability to the wood head, the process comprising the steps of forming the workpiece so that the hitting surface thereof extends in parallel ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4205097 | Process for the thermal polymerization, polycondensation or condensation of monomeric synthetic-resin materials in porous workpieces A thermal polymerization of monomeric materials in a porous workpiece such as wood is carried out using a temperature-controlling or heat-carrying agent. The controlled heat supply for developing the threshold temperature for an exothermic reaction or for... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4057658 | Method of impregnating wood with plastics A method of increasing the strength of wood through impregnation thereof with a liquid containing a polymerizable monomer and/or oligomer and a setting agent, said agent being inactive at room temperature levels but activated when heated or exposed to rad... | 11/08/1977 |
