Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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Quotation of the Day for February 7, 2012



"Just for a laugh, we sealed a bottle of vodka with our membranes and found that the distilled solution became stronger and stronger with time. Neither of us drinks vodka but it was great fun to do the experiment."

- Rahul Nair, on an experiment he performed with colleague Andre Geim using a graphene membrane. Graphene is a form of carbon with many unusual properties.

[ttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2092321/Hi-tech-wonder-material-graphene-unexpected-use--distill-vodka-room-temperature.html]

Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk
Jan. 31, 2012

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