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Accidental Discovery At The Bottom Of A Flask

July 17th, 2015 - by Alyssa Shea

Some of life’s biggest mistakes lead to the best creations. One scientist found one of strongest substances at the bottom of a flask.

Chemist Jeannette García, a scientist at IBM Research, found a lot more than she bargained for when she discovered a clump of white material in a used flask. After trying to crack it with a hammer, she realized that it wasn’t budging. Naturally, she turned to her colleagues for a little bit of help. What they found out was that she had inadvertently discovered a new family of thermoset polymers.

failure flask
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“Thermosets account for about one third of the global polymers produced every year, but they are difficult to recycle. García’s new material, nicknamed Titan, is the first recyclable, industrial-strength thermoset ever discovered.”

García found that failure can lead to success!

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