Old-fashioned lab coats tend toward a boxy look, with a couple of patch pockets on the front. Kooser estimates it costs around $40 to $50 for a regular lab coat, with some fancier ones costing more.

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In the mid-1990s, he and another scientist conceived of "adaptive camouflage" images for stealth or armoured vehicles that could help them blend in with any type of surroundings.

On Bill Nye the Science Guy, he wore a baby-blue lab coat, which has been in the collection of the National Museum of American History since 2016. A DC native who recently moved back from New York, ...

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A scientist at Tokyo University has developed a coat which makes those who wear it appear invisible. Professor Susumu Tachi told the BBC's East Asia Today that the coat was made with a special type of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Emeritus Professor Jacques Miller has long resisted buying a tuxedo - opting instead for a lab coat, an artist's smock, or, on ...