Polymers
topic on 2 shows · 2 statements across 2 episodes
2 statements about Polymers, every show
Kulik: Polymer Toughness Relies on Previously Unobserved Quantum Mechanical Phenomenon
“But what we discovered was that there was a fully quantum mechanical phenomenon. There was really no way for us to predict this, you know, based on anything else, where the electrons just move around in a different way so that at this moment where the molecule…”
Lipman: Bioplastics economics cannot yet displace cheap petroleum polymers
“Biological systems are actually pretty good at making polymers, certain kinds of polymers. But the problem is we've gotten so used to just extremely cheap polymers and plastics over the last, you know, 50 years that you know, entering into these commodity mark…”