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Centenary College Develops Nontoxic Touchscreen Nail Polish

3/24/2026

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Centenary College of Louisiana researchers are developing a clear, nontoxic nail polish that could let long fingernails function as touchscreen styluses.
Manasi Desai, an undergraduate at Centenary College of Louisiana, leads the project with Joshua Lawrence, Centenary College of Louisiana supervisor.
The formula combines taurine and ethanolamine to provide conductivity without safety concerns.
The team filed a provisional patent while refining the formula.

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Centenary College of Louisiana researchers are developing a clear, nontoxic nail polish that could let long fingernails function as touchscreen styluses.
Manasi Desai, an undergraduate at Centenary College of Louisiana, leads the project with Joshua Lawrence, Centenary College of Louisiana supervisor.
The formula combines taurine and ethanolamine to provide conductivity without safety concerns.
The team filed a provisional patent while refining the formula.