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Article: ZINC OXIDE MAY SPARK LIGHTS, LASERS IN THE FUTURE

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October 29, 2002
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FAIRBORN - You can dab zinc oxide on your nose, and it will keep you from getting sunburn. Or smear some on your baby's behind, and it will keep him from getting diaper rash.

But someday it might be zinc oxide that makes your DVD player better or that lights your home at a fraction of the cost of today's light bulbs.

More than 160 scientists from 18 countries gathered last week at Wright State University for the second International Workshop on Zinc Oxide. They compared notes on what David Look, Ph.D., a senior research physicist, said is one of the hottest topics in materials research.

`Yes, it's the same material used in sunscreens and paint pigments and diaper-rash treatments, but in its ...

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