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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AkzoNobel tunes up for launch of “singing” paint Paint pioneers AkzoNobel have developed new technology which is set to pump up the volume for 21st century lifestyles and revolutionize the way people listen to music. The company’s scientists have created an ultrasonic coating – or singing paint – which can turn surfaces into surround sound speakers. Known as LiquidSoundz, the breakthrough paint ‘n’ play technology uses embedded nanobots to convert signals from audio devices, which are transmitted via a down