“Interdisciplinary” has been a buzzword in the scientific circles for well over a decade. But nothing emphasizes the interconnections between different areas of research than the unexpected ones, like the one Sarah Everts, senior editor of Chemical & Engineering News, highlights in the blog Artful Science: space science and art conservation. Everts discovered the connection [...]
Self-Adjustable Eyeglasses Made Of Plastic and Polymer
March 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
What will it take to help a child in a poverty-stricken area to see the world more clearly? According to the U.K.-based Centre for Vision in the Developing World (CVDW), it takes some ingenious manipulation of plastics and polymers. In collaboration with Dow Corning, CVDW has designed cheap plastic glasses for which the wearer can adjust [...]
Polymers, Plastics, and More at Pittcon 2011
March 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The 2011 Pittsburg Conference and Expo, also known as Pittcon, is currently underway at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Pittcon could be described as one of the biggest playgrounds for chemists; there are more than 950 exhibitors and over 2,200 technical presentations.  According to its official website, Pitconn attracts nearly 20,000 attendees from industry, academia and [...]
