New paint for stealth jets is even better at hiding them from radar and lasts longer

A new spray-on ceramic claims to be ‘harder than sand’ and provide more coverage for stealth jets and bombers.   A team at North Carolina University designed the material to address limitations of current polymer skins that peel off craft, revealing the plane to enemy radar scans. The innovation is still in early stages, but lab testing showed … Read more

Rod Stewart embraces Ronnie Wood as lockdown restrictions end and celebs FINALLY paint the town red 

Rod Stewart could not stop smiling as he finally got to embrace his good pal Ronnie Wood on Monday night after lockdown restrictions eased.  Hugs had been a no-go throughout the pandemic, with friends and family members living in different households having to miss out on physical contact for a year.  And the two rockers … Read more

Eco-warriors scale HS2’s London HQ and spray it with fire extinguishers full of pink paint

HS2 Rebellion protesters have climbed onto the top of the controversial rail line’s headquarters and used modified fire extinguishers to paint it pink. Xavier Gonzalez Trimmer, 20, and Dr Larch Maxey, 48, clambered onto the canopy of building’s lobby in Euston, central London, at 10am this morning clutching industrial spray paint machines.  Footage shows the pair … Read more

Morris dancer group to use BLUE face paint to avoid ‘blackface’ row

Morris dancer group to use BLUE face paint to avoid ‘blackface’ row – in what they describe as ‘ the biggest change’ in their 30-year history Hook Eagle Morris Men performed while wearing blue face paint and not black Their performance on Saturday was the group’s first since January 2020 John Ellis, from the group, … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: C5’s DIY SOS without the SOS is a bit like watching paint dry

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: C5’s DIY SOS without the SOS is a bit like watching paint dry By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 01:53 BST, 28 April 2021 | Updated: 01:55 BST, 28 April 2021 Dream Kitchens and Bathrooms with Mark Millar (Channel 5)  Rating: Make-Up: A Glamorous History (BBC2)  Rating: They were once the … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: C5’s DIY SOS without the SOS is a bit like watching paint dry

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: C5’s DIY SOS without the SOS is a bit like watching paint dry By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail Published: 01:53 BST, 28 April 2021 | Updated: 01:55 BST, 28 April 2021 Dream Kitchens and Bathrooms with Mark Millar (Channel 5)  Rating: Make-Up: A Glamorous History (BBC2)  Rating: They were once the … Read more

BLM activists spray paint ‘slaver’ on walls of Grade-II listed pub in Dorset

BLM activists spray paint ‘slaver’ on walls of Grade-II listed pub named after Tory MP Richard Drax’s slaveowner ancestors in overnight attack The Drax Arms pub in Bere Regis, Dorset, was targeted last night by vandals  Grade II-listed pub is named after the Drax family who own the nearby estate   Family, including Conservative MP Richard … Read more

Engineers have created ‘the whitest paint yet’

Engineers in the US claim to have created ‘the whitest paint yet’ – which they say will help tackle global warming.   The ultra-white coating, developed at Purdue University in Indiana, reflects up to 98.1 per cent of sunlight while sending away infrared heat.  Currently, paints on the market designed to reject heat only reflect somewhere between 80 and … Read more

Russian troops paint assault vehicles with ‘invasion stripes’ as Putin’s force grows

Russian troops have painted their assault vehicles with ‘invasion stripes’ as Vladimir Putin’s force along the Ukrainian border has grown to 107,000 troops with 1,300 main battle tanks.  A Ukrainian government report, obtained by the Daily Mail, estimates the Kremlin will deploy up to 30,000 extra soldiers, accompanied by more tanks and rocket systems, in … Read more

Russian troops paint assault vehicles with ‘invasion stripes’ as Putin’s force grows

Russian troops have painted their assault vehicles with ‘invasion stripes’ as Vladimir Putin’s force along the Ukrainian border has grown to 107,000 troops with 1,300 main battle tanks.  A Ukrainian government report, obtained by the Daily Mail, estimates the Kremlin will deploy up to 30,000 extra soldiers, accompanied by more tanks and rocket systems, in … Read more