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

American Chemical Society

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

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Testing hundreds of possible combinations, the team finally found a small handful of additives that created a clear, electrically conductive nail polish (painted on the squares shown here).

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Credit: Manasi Desai

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