March+discoveries+S.V.B.

03/16/15

Eventually we will not have to worry about our clothes getting wet thanks to waterproof paint. The hard part for scientists was making the paint tough. To do this they tried mixing in different adhesives. This paint makes the object it is on self-cleaning. By running water over the surface of the shirt for example, since dry substances cling to wet ones. All the things that would normally be hard to get out such as a grass stain just rinse off. This is titanium dioxide nano-particles coated in perfluorosilane and suspended in ethanol solution

03/27/15

Acid rain is a danger to all things even the factories and vehicles that make the rain acidic. Acid rain is a danger to plants and animals who's water sources have been contaminated by acid rain. The acid takes away the minerals that make plants strong. The animals that live in the water get sick and if they aren't effected their food source is. Humans can be just as easily effected if our source of water is contaminated. Buildings can erode because the rain eats away rocks and metals. All this can happen from acidic fumes from factories and cars.