Padgett Powell

Many parks in Florida have information kiosks with colorful enamel signs showing the special flora and fauna in the park. The gopher tortoise, the scrub jay, the indigo snake. At no park with an indigo snake on its kiosk signs could I find an indigo.

American Novelist

Peter York

Marmite - like that other little black-jar job, Bovril - is so much a Mark 1 staple-of-Empire brand, so much part of the Edwardian world of enamel advertising signs, the history of grin-and-bear-it industrial food.

British Journalist

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff

But for the vacation with my kids in the Bahamas, I'll bring a Michael Kors white gauze tunic, white Dolce & Gabbana jeans, Prada sandals, a ring by Iradj Moini, and enamel bracelets from Hermes.

American Designer

Hendrik Poinar

Teeth actually turn out to be one of a couple of good sources of ancient DNA. The teeth, actually the enamel, is quite good at preserving the DNA, so it is a bit of time capsule so to speak.

Dutch Scientist

Vinny Testaverde

First you have to spread on the rust performer, then you add a coat of protective enamel, and then you spray on the satin finish so you look good.

American Athlete

Mario Batali

I like cast iron coated with enamel for longevity and forgiveness if I happen to take my eyes off the prize while pouring Chianti.

American Chef

Theophile Gautier

Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse, marble, onyx, or enamel.

French Poet

Enamel refers to the protective outer layer of teeth in humans and many animals.

Biological Material

Tooth enamel doesn't grow back, so it's important to protect it from damage.

Irreplaceable Substance

Enamel paint is valued for its durability and glossy appearance in art.

Artistic Usage

Enamel is often used to protect surfaces, as it can withstand wear and tear.

Surface Protection

To enamel something means to apply a protective or decorative enamel coating to it.

Coating Process

The enameling process usually involves heating the item to set the enamel.

Heating Required

In jewelry, enamel adds color and shine, making each piece visually striking.

Jewelry Aesthetic

Enamel in jewelry often involves a meticulous process, showing craftsmanship.

Artisanal Technique

 when they touch your teeth with a dental explorer. You've all had this happen, they go across. What they're feeling for is if the tooth is really hard, then it's healthy, but if it's kind of soft and sticky, that's a signal that the enamel is starting to decay. These types of judgments are hard for a new dental student to make, because they haven't touched a lot of teeth yet.

Haptography: Digitizing...

 because all the cells that make it are lost, so we’re lucky that enamel can’t be easily destroyed. Odontoblasts use a more complex process, but unlike ameloblasts, they stick around, continuing to secrete dentin throughout your life. Despite the differences in teeth across the mammalian order,

How did teeth evolve? -...

 Stable isotopes in bone collagen and tooth enamel varies among mammals dependent on where they lived and what they ate. So by analyzing these isotopes, we can draw direct inferences regarding the diet and location of historic people. Not only that, but during life,

What can you learn from...

 the corner and the edge pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, right? Once you have that, you start to piece things together. The reason teeth are important is 'cause in your tooth enamel, there's something called strontium. It's Sr 38 on the periodic table,

After the Avalanche:...

 soybeans. He extracted their oil to make enamel for painting his cars. He crushed them into powder to make plastic parts. And he encouraged American farmers to grow as much of the plant as possible. But he wasn’t just feeding soy to machines.

The ingredient in almost...

 using oil and enamel on canvas. And here are a few more paintings by Sharon Molloy, some gorgeous, intricate paintings. And here's another example of that interesting cross-pollination between science and art.

A Visual History of...

 damaging tooth enamel, and eventually causing decay. Over time, smoke also damages nerve-endings in the nose, causing loss of smell. Inside the airways and lungs, smoke increases the likelihood of infections,

How do cigarettes affect...

 such as lactic acid. Mutans streptococci are resistant to this acid, but unfortunately, our teeth aren't. While each human tooth is coated in a hardy, protective layer of enamel, it's no match for acid.

What causes cavities? -...

 a junkyard is Viper heavy with plenty of hiding places to launch enamel somewhere in the darkness the world's most

Rattle Snake Bite...

 cruel people can be to enamels and how senseless this whole thing is because so