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  2. Metal clay - Wikipedia

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    PMC works drying on a mug warmer. PMC was developed in the early 1990s in Japan by metallurgist Masaki Morikawa. [3] As a solid-phase sintered product of a precious metal powder used to form a precious metal article, [1] the material consists of microscopic particles of pure silver or fine gold and a water-soluble, non-toxic, organic binder that burns off during firing.

  3. Contraceptive vaginal ring - Wikipedia

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    The vaginal ring does not offer protection against all sexually transmitted infections. [11] The dapivirine vaginal ring (DPV-VR) is a relatively recent type of vaginal ring that reduces the risk of acquiring HIV during vaginal sex, with further research attempting to create a contraceptive and HIV preventative vaginal ring. [37]

  4. Rio Grande (company) - Wikipedia

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    Rio Grande is a jewelry-making equipment, tools and supplies company located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1944 by jeweler Saul Bell, the company is run by Arien Gessner (CEO). Rio Grande, a Berkshire Hathaway Company since 2013, offers jewelry-making supplies.

  5. Polymer clay - Wikipedia

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    Polymer clays were first formulated as a possible replacement for Bakelite. One of these formulations was brought to the attention of German doll maker Käthe Kruse in 1939. While it was not suitable for use in her factory, Kruse gave some to her daughter Sophie, who was known in the family as "Fifi", who successfully used it as modeling clay.

  6. Purity ring - Wikipedia

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    Unaltered, known until 2019 as Silver Ring Thing (SRT), is an American virginity pledge program founded in 1995 by Denny Pattyn. The program encourages teens and young adults to remain sexually abstinent until marriage .

  7. Category:Jewellery making - Wikipedia

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  8. Jewellery design - Wikipedia

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    Rendering of a jewellery design before going to the jeweller's bench. Jewellery design is the art or profession of designing and creating jewellery.It is one of civilization's earliest forms of decoration, dating back at least 7,000 years to the oldest-known human societies in Indus Valley Civilization, Mesopotamia, and Egypt.

  9. Polymer matrix composite - Wikipedia

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    Thermoplastics currently represent a relatively small part of the PMC industry. They are typically supplied as nonreactive solids (no chemical reaction occurs during processing) and require only heat and pressure to form the finished part. Unlike the thermosets, the thermoplastics can usually be reheated and reformed into another shape, if desired.