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SUMMARY:Carbon nanotubes - Laboratory to Industry - Prof Alan Windle\, FRS
 \, Dept of Material Science &amp\; Metallurgy\, Cambridge
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CONTACT:John O'Toole
DESCRIPTION:Prof Windle will present an update on his exciting nanotechnol
 ogy research\, which is focused on the creation and exploitation of carbon
  nanostructures in materials science. In addition\, as Director of the Pfi
 zer Institute for Pharmaceutical Materials Science\, he has overall respon
 sibility for a wide range of pharmaceutically related materials projects.\
 n\nIn many ways single-wall carbon nanotubes can be seen as the ultimately
  rigid polymer molecule\, and this perspective has stimulated new routes f
 or processing. Current research centres on a process by which carbon nanot
 ubes form an aerogel in the reactor zone\, and are then wound out as a con
 tinuous fibre. The properties of these fibres show huge promise as a cheap
 er and better replacement for carbon fibre. The science ranges from reacto
 r thermodynamics and kinetics through issues of orientation and condensati
 on of aerogels to an understanding of the physics of the exceptional prope
 rties of the fibre. In addition to their mechanical potential\, several pr
 ojects address the electrical properties of nanotubes\, including interact
 ion with electromagnetic radiation\, for applications as diverse as power 
 transmission\, electromagnetic shielding and cancer therapies.\n\nFree adm
 ission. \nOpen to all. \nSuitable for A level students.\nNo tickets – so
  come early to get a good seat. \nDoors open at 18:30.\n\nEvent organised 
 by The Society of Chemical Industry & Royal Society of Chemistry.\n
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Road
 \, Cambridge
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