We would never believe the notion that glues could ever be fabricated in order to develop computer microchips some years back, but now it is not that hard to imagine with US scientists manufacturing a “Nanoglue” that is 100,000 times thinner than a human hair. Surprisingly this “Nanoglue” boasts of withstanding high temperatures and is extremely reliable. The binding energy of the molecules keeps the glue super tough.
This super strong “Nanoglue” has been made from ultrathin materials. The “Nanoglue” is developed at the “Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute” in Troy, New York. Key developer and science researcher, Ganapathiraman Ramanath, threw some light on this stating that –“It is really mind-boggling to think about a single layer of molecules improving the adhesion of something, our work shows the possibility of having organic-based nanolayers that are about a 1000 times thinner than the thinnest organic-based glues.”
This glue speaks of high receptivity and super strong characteristics that do not loose their adhesiveness even if the Nanoglue is cut into sheets as thin as one-millionth of a meter. So, how many types of glue you can think of that can withhold their characteristics with such perfection and longevity?
During a telephonic interview, Ramanath said that -”This is a single layer of molecules that are organized like soldiers, this glue chain lines up in very orderly fashion all on its own. Nature does most of it for you. You just have to put the right thing on the top and the right thing on the bottom and it will work.”
Looking into the chemical composition of this glue – it has a chain of carbon molecules consisting of silica-oxygen at one end and sulphur at the other. The intramolecular bonds make this Nanoglue strong and bondable.
Another interesting fact about this glue is that it gets stronger and stronger when heated to temperatures around 400 degrees Celsius or more! At such extreme temperatures, the silica and copper configure to a stronger chemical bonds. He added -”When you heat it, it becomes a better glue, that was something we hadn’t bargained for.”
Price: $US35 ($NZ48.04) per 100 grams
Via: Stuff
