For most people, watching paint dry is tantamount to torture but a group of scientists has just shown it may not be such a good byword for boredom after all.

Researchers have discovered the process of wet emulsion and gloss drying out on a wall is actually abuzz with activity at the molecular level.

After spending hours watching coats of paint and ink dry out they have identified a previously unknown physical mechanism that occurs as the liquid evaporates.

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