Geobulletin alpha

News from the Geoblogosphere feed

by Stratigraphy.net
New from Snet: Lithologs, a new tool to create lithological/sedimentological logs online..

Tourmaline, in Hair Dryers?

Source info:

Author:
Date: 2014-02-19 09:26:01
Blog: About Geology
URL: http://geology.about.com/b/2014/02/19/tourmaline-in-hair-dryers.htm

Summary:

I don't use hair dryers, just my fingers, so I've missed out on the latest development in the technology: ionic dryers that employ tourmaline. Dryers that add negative ions to their output are said to help prevent static and associated frizziness. This makes sense to me, and Julyne Derrick, my colleague the Beauty Guide, testifies to its truth. She ranks ionic dryers among her top choices. But what about the tourmaline? That makes sense to me too, because tourmaline is well known for its electrical trick called pyroelectricity....Read Full Post

Content analysis:

Keywords:

, Beauty Guide, choices, colleague, electrical trick, fingers, frizziness, hair dryers, ionic dryers, Julyne Derrick, latest development, negative ions, output, pyroelectricity, sense, technology, tourmaline, truth

Stratigraphy.net | Impressum
Ads: