Smallest particles grow together. Does that happen faster in space?

Does glue work in space? More generally, do the properties of materials change when they form from liquid precursors in zero gravity? Researchers at INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials in Saarbrücken have studied how the agglomeration of nanoparticles changes in the absence of gravity and published surprising differences in the journal Small.

 

Kleinste Teilchen wachsen zusammen. Geht das im Weltraum schneller?

 

 

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German Research Foundation (DFG) funds priority program on Living Materials

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Sustainable material design – electronics integrated in plastic can be recycled

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Wilfried Weber appointed Scientific Director of the Leibniz Institute for New Materials and professor at Saarland University

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INM at LOPEC: Electrospinning makes conductive structures flexible, transparent and affordable

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Design for Recycling: The programmed immortality of the lithium-ion battery

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