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Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

 
Prof Stuart Clarke holding a thermal tie that has changed colour when warmed by his hand

Prof Stuart Clarke at Science Open Day 18th Mar 2023 taken by Michael Webb ©University of Cambridge

The talk Clever Coatings with an interactive demonstration will be on the 25 October in the Wolfson Lecture Room at 6pm with Professor Stuart Clarke who will talk about novel coatings in our everyday life.

Afterwards there will be a reception with opportunities to discuss careers in coatings with Peter Collins, a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry Coatings Group. All members of the department are welcome.

This is intended as a light-hearted overview of the novel behaviour that coatings have and can be exploited in applications, with lots of audience participation and demonstrations. The opportunities for a range of careers in this area will also be presented. This is part of the Royal Society of Chemistry Surface Coatings Group Outreach programme.

If you see any posters around the department then test the interactive coatings such as the thermal coating that disappears when it is warmed. This is similar technology to the material that Clarke's tie is made out of in the heading photograph that changes colour when it warms up.