17:15 Uhr im Seminarraum 1.27 Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle
Institut für Physik, Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät II,
Martin-Luther-Universtität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale)
“Polymer materials: more than just plastics”
Abstract:
With packaging applications being the most tangible and often debated ones, materials based upon synthetic polymers are found virtually anywhere around us – with properties and uses that could not vary more widely. This presentation, aimed in particular at early-stage students, gives some account of the long history of polymer development and use, focusing on an introduction into the main classes of polymer materials. Some specific developments, which sometimes ran parallel in Europe and the US, and took place despite of as well as because of the upheavals in the first half of the 20th century, will be highlighted.
