Materials science and the future of publishing
Posts tagged polymers
Debating plasma kinetics in the scientific literature
Jun 10th
On his It’s the Rheo Thing blog, John Spevacek gives a good introduction to an experiment being conducted in Plasma Processes and Polymers, a debate published in the journal on the polymerization kinetics in plasma reactors.
There’s a few articles involved, all of which are currently free to access and listed on MaterialsViews.com.
I’m glad that the groups involved appear to be viewing this as an opportunity. As John says, “…pull up a chair and watch something that doesn’t come along very often at all.”
Potable water from a polymer sponge
Jun 5th
Interesting article by new editor Rebekka Storz showing how the super absorbent poly(acrylic acid) hydrogel used in diapers can be used for seawater desalination. Ions are repelled by the polymer, and purified water can be squeezed out like a sponge.


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