Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were first discovered in the early 1990s. They are 100 times stronger than steel and one-sixth the weight, have several times the electrical and thermal conductivity of copper and lack most of the environmental or physical degradation issues related to most metals. The drawback is that CNTs have a tendency to aggregate... Read more »
ChemCeed Intern, Marcos Waksman, teaches students about polymer chemistry at this year’s Career Venture held yesterday in Eau Claire. The ChemCeed table was visited by local middle and high school students, and the ChemCeed staff showed them how to make bouncy balls to demonstrate polymer chemistry.
LiquiGlide, a company started by Kripa K. Varanasi, a professor of mechanical engineering at M.I.T., and J. David Smith, a graduate student of Dr. Varanasi’s, has developed a non-stick coating which traps a lubricant on a rough surface. Similar research has been done using superhydrophobic surfaces, where air is trapped on the rough surfaces, allowing... Read more »
In a joint effort, researchers at Münster University, the Münster branch of the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Technology IME, the Technishe Universität München (TUM) and TRM Ltd. (York, UK) have found what they believe to be the key-proteins involved in the production of rubber in dandelions. They were able to demonstrate using... Read more »
