Insects that can walk on water? Fabrics that let dirt and water simply bead off? Interfacial tension explains many everyday phenomena. It also matters greatly in chemistry and engineering. Where …
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Isoprene, Latex, Rubber and Caoutchouc – The Remarkable Career of Milky Sap
Since the second phase of the Industrial Revolution in the 1870s, a modern world without rubber has been almost inconceivable. The material is encountered wherever something must be sealed to …
Read more »Calendering Plastics: Shaping Sheets and Films Efficiently
In terms of cost efficiency, calendering technology remains indispensable not only in the production of fabrics, textiles, and paper and in achieving specific surface finishes. It also demonstrates clear advantages …
Read more »Chromatography: From Colour Writing to Modern Separation Science
Where the history of chromatography begins remains uncertain. Nature itself performs the process: a chemical mixture separates into its individual components as it passes through an environment made of different …
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