Sticking Together: The Science of Adhesion - Softcover

Abbott, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1788018044 ISBN 13: 9781788018043

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020

Synopsis

This popular science title covers adhesion science in an easily accessible entertaining manner. As well as outlining types of adhesion and their importance in everyday life, the book covers interesting future applications of adhesion and inspiration taken from nature. Ideal for students and the scientifically minded reader this book provides a fascinating introduction to the science of what makes things stick.

About this title

About the Author

Professor Steven Abbott studied chemistry at Oxford and received a PhD for work done in Oxford and Harvard. A post-doc in the Nobel Prize winning lab of Prof Jean-Marie Lehn in Strasbourg was followed by an industrial career in the chemical company ICI and in a coatings company near Oxford. He collaborated for many years with a team at the University of Leeds and was appointed as Visiting Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering. He has been an independent scientist since 2009, a trouble-shooter, trainer and prolific app writer, and author of free eBooks linked to the apps. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

From the Back Cover

How do we make things stick together? Exactly how super is super glue? Can duct tape solve all of your problems?*

This book is about providing simple answers to these sticky questions and more by showing how adhesion science, in a very real sense, is holding civilization together.

Adhesives are everywhere in our daily lives. With some spaghetti, a few geckos, a couple of frying pans and a lot of problem-solving science, adhesion – what makes things stick – is explained with wit and panache by Professor Steven Abbott. From chewing gum to Portland cement and everything in between, all are passed under the microscope to see if, how, and, in some cases, to whom things stick and why.

Accompanied by an extensive suite of videos illustrating how science works, Sticking Together will pull apart the facts, dispel some tacky myths and reveal a few sticky surprises.

*with great effort; not that super; no – duct tape is not approved for use on ducts.

From the Inside Flap

How do we make things stick together? Exactly how super is super glue? Can duct tape solve all of your problems?*

This book is about providing simple answers to these sticky questions and more by showing how adhesion science, in a very real sense, is holding civilization together.

Adhesives are everywhere in our daily lives. With some spaghetti, a few geckos, a couple of frying pans and a lot of problem-solving science, adhesion what makes things stick is explained with wit and panache by Professor Steven Abbott. From chewing gum to Portland cement and everything in between, all are passed under the microscope to see if, how, and, in some cases, to whom things stick and why.

Accompanied by an extensive suite of videos illustrating how science works, Sticking Together will pull apart the facts, dispel some tacky myths and reveal a few sticky surprises.

*with great effort; not that super; no duct tape is not approved for use on ducts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788018044
• ISBN 13: 9781788018043
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296