January 2011
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Gun-Cotton
Exactly what I thought: “Say What?!” and/or “Historical Re-enacting, What?!” Not only is gun-cotton cool sounding but it is also one of my favorite types of materials: a Polymer.
Nitrocellulose is created by nitrating cellulose (duh) and was first developed/discovered in the mid 1800’s. Which was a great era for science, and a bad era for fashion. The first two...
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“I love when things say ‘Chemical Free’. What? Is it a vacuum?”
– Dr. Wendy Krause
watchitooblogtest asked: do you know anything about weaving kevlar into common clothes? I heard some cool things about it.
Coming Soon
Hold on to your synthetic wool recycled polyester socks, we have a real live celebrity on Materials Girl! That’s right. I pull in only the biggest names.
Welcome: The Sucklord
Soon, soon, in this very spot, will be chatter and images with the grandfather (which makes him sound old, he’s not) of DIY toy making. Check out his work and get stoked.
