a blog by the NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology
I like bicycles. As a kid, bikes were part of carefree, blue-skied summer days endlessly circling the neighborhood cul-de-sac with friends until the street lamps turned on and our mothers called us inside for dinner. These days I ride bikes to get to and from work, for exercise, for fun, for grad school stress relief, …
Continue reading "Nanomaterials in bicycles???? Part 1"
According to the US National Fire Protection Association, nearly 20 percent of home fire deaths between 2006 and 2010 occurred in fires where upholstered furniture was the first item to ignite.1 In order to try to prevent this, many materials incorporate a flame retardant: a mixture of chemicals that is added to materials such as …
Continue reading "Carbon Nanotubes as Flame Retardants: Is the Cure worse than the Cold?"
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