Diapers have evolved so that the technology in the material pulls moisture away from baby's skin and absorbs it into
the gel beads in the diaper.
Not exact matches
In fact, it is their special type of fiber that allows the seeds to form a
bead of
gel on their exterior when exposed to liquid.
They are tiny little
gel beads that when submersed
in water they expand.
foam - infused with
gel beads that assist
in dispersing heat.
When the silica
gel beads turn from dark blue to pink, that means they're saturated and it's time to dry them out
in the oven.
The new
gels consist of tiny plastic
beads arrayed, like atoms
in a crystal,
in a three - dimensional lattice that's surrounded by a water - saturated polymer.
So far they've used the bacteria to fix cracks
in concrete blocks
in the lab, and they're working on scaling up the process by encasing thousands of bacteria
in separate
gel beads for easy application.
This filler contains tiny calcium - based
beads in a water - based
gel that is commonly used to smooth out smile and marionette lines.
Highlights include videos from Bill Viola's immersive Martyrs series, about the endurance and infliction of suffering for beliefs (Earth Martyr, Air Martyr, Fire Martyr, and Water Martyr, 2014); The Propeller Group's sculptural freeze - frames of bullets fired into ballistics
gel designed to simulate the effect of wounds (Universe of Collisions series, 2015); Liza Lou's hovering, gatelike sculpture covered
in millions of gold - plated
beads and providing no real protection (Barricade, 2007 − 8); and a commissioned wall drawing by Tirtzah Bassel (Concourse, 2016) that examines how familiar emblems of airline travel — freedom, adventure, global connection — have become entangled with notions of vulnerability and disempowerment.
Entity, 2006 — 07; video projection, stereo sound, thermoformed Plexiglas, LEDs, aluminum, electrical components, vinyl tubing, sucrose
gel beads, resin, nylon fittings, polyurethane; 120 x 180 x 180
in.
What's on view: Several puffy, abstract paintings that look like they're filled with colorful
gel; sculptures assembled out of household - size objects
in steel, sometimes coated with
beads and materials that look like straw and resin; often, they're outfitted with holes
in them