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1. Characterization for Long-Term Degradation of Plastic Packaging in the Low Earth Orbit

   Online Presentations | 31 Aug 2023 | Contributor(s):: Luke Joseph Fortner

2. Balloon Skewer Relay Race

   Teaching Materials | 29 Jun 2020 | Contributor(s):: Amber Genau

   Do you think you could get a bamboo barbecue skewer through a balloon without popping it?  With a little dish soap and some practice, I bet you could!  Skewering a balloon is a fun and inexpensive way to demonstrate the structure-dependent properties of polymers. Polymers are made...

3. Nanoparticle Pollutants

   Teaching Materials | 17 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s):: Darren Hayes, Nancy Healy, NNCI Nano

   Many plastics are in our oceans due to pollution, including ocean dumping and land runoff. Sunlight and alkaline ocean water break these plastics down into small particles, many are nanoscale in size. These nanoparticles can easily enter our cells. Students examine if and how  these...