We used confined polymerisation to create butterfly-wing-inspired nanostructures 🦋. Our fabrics were capable of 97% light absorption, 85% intrinsic photothermal efficiency, and also work in salty seawater!

In this video Gunda Köllensperger and her colleagues at #univie @bismarck-pace.bsky.social ce.bsky.social, @juergenzanghellini.bsky.social & @robbiewoody.bsky.social explain how cutting-edge research is revolutionizing materials science to build a sustainable future.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VW6...

Yeah, to be fair you’ve peaked in mainstream media when they call you a boffin. The last sentence in the paper was 👨‍🍳👌 btw. Congrats again, mate!

Better than “Boffin”

Thanks Darren!

Hey Darren. Can @bismarck-pace.bsky.social and myself join the gang?

The acid catalysts actually catalyse their own decline, which is sort of beautiful.
Check it out: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

We saw a dramatic decline in catalyst performance upon recycling, which we thought was important to explore (Figure 2). The decline was attributed to the condensation of our benzyl alcohol substrate onto the surface of our catalysts.