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Usumbara Eyelash Viper aka Horned Bush Viper (Atheris ceratophora), family Viperidae, endemic to the mountains of Tanzania

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An end to the battle between touchscreens and long fingernails is on the horizon

Anybody who has tried to use a smartphone or tablet with long nails knows that there's a learning curve. Rather than effortlessly tapping with a fingertip, you must awkwardly lay the pads of your fingers onto the screen. Wouldn't it be easier if you could just type with your fingernails instead? To try and make this idea a reality, a group of researchers is formulating a clear nail polish that could turn long fingernails into touchscreen-compatible styluses. The team from Centenary College of Louisiana will present their results at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society. Manasi Desai, an undergraduate at Centenary, had an interest in cosmetic chemistry and went to her research supervisor, Joshua Lawrence, looking for a suitable project. Lawrence, an organometallic chemist, explains that "chemists are here to solve problems and to try to make your world better."