What is misunderstanding?

It is not the song of the English rock band Genesis released on their 1980 album Duke I refer to. It is the remark of George Bernard Shaw: " The single biggest problem in communication is the...

31 December 2016 3,981 95 View

How do we live democracy in education?

The recent developments in USA, Turkey, Russia, Hungeria, Germany and the expected future in the Netherlands, France and elswhere show us how important a profound education of the voters...

10 November 2016 1,536 93 View

What can you and I do as single scientists to help single refugees?

09 October 2016 3,249 64 View

Are we already in the middle of 3rd world war or at least close before?

This is not a scientific question but the answers may influence our science deeply. What is your estimation? For me I think we are in the middle of 3 rd world war since Nine Eleven. And I feel...

09 October 2016 8,199 83 View

What is learning efficiency?

07 August 2016 5,176 93 View

Generation X Y Z: Can we confirm the results of social science 10, 20, 30 years ago now a days?

07 August 2016 2,594 33 View

What are the features of a successful business man in 4.0 industry?

07 August 2016 1,861 34 View

What is space for you?

looking at RG we find hundreds of questions aroud space. But I could not find one where we looked at space from al the different possible views: Artist, Physician (microscopical, macrocopical,...

06 July 2016 2,963 93 View

Do we survive on earth as homo sapiens?

Overcrowded earth, destroying the environment with all the affects on clean air, drinking water and food, climate Change, epidemiological sword of Damokles, all the wars worldwide, the...

05 June 2016 1,481 93 View

How is theory influencing real life?

Does real life need so much theory as we force our children and students to learn in school and university? If yes, how can we teachers motivate students to learn theory? And how can we avoid the...

05 June 2016 8,810 68 View

Polymer composites suddenly solidifies?

I am making polymer composite by solvent mixing method. When I am trying to add filler solution in polymer solution it quickly get solidified. How to make them then uinform? It doesn't give time...

03 March 2021 7,540 4 View

How the parameters (such as Mw, Chemical bonds, polymer bland and so on) affect the mechanic property of polymer (such as storage, loss modulus) ?

Anyone can recommend any books on such topics? Thanks in advance.

02 March 2021 8,457 2 View

How do I determine the degree of polymerization of PEG 400 based on NMR integration?

Hello, I am working on the photocatalytic degradation of PEG 400. I would like to know if it's possible to determine the degree on polymerization based on NMR integration, or by the MW of the...

02 March 2021 6,186 3 View

How to polymerize TEOS?

I want to polymerize TEOS on a surface. I know that NH4OH is a preferred catalyst and an alcoholic solvent should be used .But I can not find certain amounts of each material to use. Does any one...

02 March 2021 1,404 6 View

Can polymer concentrations be calculated based on the number average molecular weight?

Hello, I spin-cast two different polymers onto wafers and measure their height as a function of initial concentration. For polymer A, I have the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) as well as...

28 February 2021 7,882 2 View

POlymer+DMSO solution and moisture??

What could be the reason of moisture at the sides of Vial when I am preparing my polmyer+DMSO solution for membrane fabrication? What etiquettes I am possibly missing here?

28 February 2021 6,516 5 View

How to reduce residual stresses in MD simulation?

I am working on a preparation of representative polymeric structures of some popular polymers, such as polyimide or PTFE for MD simulation, during which a single nitrogen or oxygen atom will be...

24 February 2021 8,105 3 View

How to identify what type of fillers are in a polymer?

Hello everyone, I have some PHAs blended with fillers and nucleating agents, yet I don't know what kind of fillers or nucleating agents. The producer has shut down and there's no way to get in...

24 February 2021 1,356 8 View

How can I selectively dry etch Ti on a polymer substrate?

24 February 2021 5,378 1 View

How to do a surface treatment of uncoated TiO2 with polymer?

Basically, I would like to know how to treat or coat on the uncoated bare TiO2 (Ti-OH rich) surface with polymer which has anchoring groups in the polymer structure like trimethoxygroups. What is...

21 February 2021 4,657 6 View