etching

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The event includes Woman with an Arm Tattoo, an etching depicting Sue Tilley, and runs until 13 September.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

On the picture’s lower left lie three tools of the engraver’s trade: two burins, for making large designs, and an etching needle for smaller ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Until now, most MXenes have been produced using chemical etching, a process that leaves a mix of surface atoms such as oxygen, fluorine, or chlorine scattered randomly across the material.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The venture would also presumably need equipment for etching and deposition, which are manufacturing and packaging processes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

The theory held that Emeline had stepped in the acid, then placed her feet against the door, thus literally etching the print into the enamel.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson