[2] Fuller's Earth Union limited merged with Laporte industries in 1954, but Neumann remained with the company until she retired, aged 60, in 1974.

[4][5] This was the first completely synthetic clay mineral that became commercially highly successful, with uses in products from paints and coatings to catalysts and composites.

[6] Laponite is a nanomaterial, made up of very small disk-shaped crystals that usually forms a fine white powder.

[2] Laponite is registered to and manufactured by BYK Additives & Instruments, and is used in many applications, due to its versatility and desirable physical and chemical properties.

[2] Through her career, Neumann was an active member of the Clay Minerals special interest group (CMG) of the Mineralogical Society.