Comments on: Polymer chemistry - wtf? http://www.thepowerofgoo.net/2009/01/30/polymer-chemistry-wtf/ exploring high-performance soot and other interesting polymers Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:47:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: kayesdee http://www.thepowerofgoo.net/2009/01/30/polymer-chemistry-wtf/comment-page-1/#comment-6627 kayesdee Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:07:08 +0000 http://www.thepowerofgoo.net/2009/01/30/polymer-chemistry-wtf/#comment-6627 <p>Exactly. What I really like is the focus on concepts. It is not so much a textbook or for that matter, a text to be read. It is a site that needs to be explored, where you can discover things ;)</p> Exactly. What I really like is the focus on concepts. It is not so much a textbook or for that matter, a text to be read. It is a site that needs to be explored, where you can discover things ;)

]]> By: Andrew http://www.thepowerofgoo.net/2009/01/30/polymer-chemistry-wtf/comment-page-1/#comment-6626 Andrew Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:04:39 +0000 http://www.thepowerofgoo.net/2009/01/30/polymer-chemistry-wtf/#comment-6626 <p>This website's master does has a true insight of the essence of polymer. In the tour section, he/she chooses to emphasize the only one unique nature of polymer science - molecular weight! If polymer science were only about the synthesis, processing and application it, it would not be anything special but a crossover of organic synthesis, and rheology. What makes polymer unique is that they are CHAINS, lots of. The viscoelasticity and many other strange properties originated from this nature. This allows polymer science to connect with such heated scientific tags as nonlinear, self-similar, multi-scaler and complexity. I guess the webmaster is doing polymer physics or more fashion 'soft condensed matter' physics research.</p> <p>Wikipedia isn't emphasizing the unique nature of polymer enough.</p> This website’s master does has a true insight of the essence of polymer. In the tour section, he/she chooses to emphasize the only one unique nature of polymer science - molecular weight! If polymer science were only about the synthesis, processing and application it, it would not be anything special but a crossover of organic synthesis, and rheology. What makes polymer unique is that they are CHAINS, lots of. The viscoelasticity and many other strange properties originated from this nature. This allows polymer science to connect with such heated scientific tags as nonlinear, self-similar, multi-scaler and complexity. I guess the webmaster is doing polymer physics or more fashion ‘soft condensed matter’ physics research.

Wikipedia isn’t emphasizing the unique nature of polymer enough.

]]> By: kayesdee http://www.thepowerofgoo.net/2009/01/30/polymer-chemistry-wtf/comment-page-1/#comment-6621 kayesdee Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:33:57 +0000 http://www.thepowerofgoo.net/2009/01/30/polymer-chemistry-wtf/#comment-6621 <p>Yep, I like it. Especially considering its historic relevance. This was before wikipedia!</p> <p>And still: the content selection is a good reference.</p> <p>So, yes: I like it. ;)</p> Yep, I like it. Especially considering its historic relevance. This was before wikipedia!

And still: the content selection is a good reference.

So, yes: I like it. ;)

]]> By: Egon Willighagen http://www.thepowerofgoo.net/2009/01/30/polymer-chemistry-wtf/comment-page-1/#comment-6618 Egon Willighagen Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:25:04 +0000 http://www.thepowerofgoo.net/2009/01/30/polymer-chemistry-wtf/#comment-6618 <p>So, what's up with that webpage? Do you like it, or not? Is it crap? Why not use Wikipedia?</p> So, what’s up with that webpage? Do you like it, or not? Is it crap? Why not use Wikipedia?

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