The News Review:
- Road crews pit chemistry against ice
- Hey Brian: Brian Windhorst answers your Cavaliers questions
- Two WFU chemistry professors named 2008 AAAS Fellows
Road crews pit chemistry against ice
Seattle Post Intelligencer
It’s clear that applying pressure to ice makes it slippery the UW scientist said because the increased pressure lowers the melting point and creates a water layer. But he said this doesn’t explain why skis which distribute and reduce the weight pressure of a skier also seems to make snow or ice more slippery. ne way you can get rid of ice black or white is to fight its weird chemistry with more weird chemistry. That’s what state Department of Transportation road crews are doing right now. They are experimenting with a novel de-icing concoction made from Darigold’s cheese-making wastewater some “de-sugared” molasses and calcium chloride. “It’s been really successful” said Melanie Coon a spokeswoman for the Transportation Department. Nearly 20 percent of the state agency’s budget goes to winter snow and ice control she said and much of that money used to go for buying expensive anti-icing chemicals.
Hey Brian: Brian Windhorst answers your Cavaliers questions
The Plain Dealer – cleveland.com H
Both have weaknesses – the Celtics don’t have a true backup point guard and the Cavs could use an experienced big man. verall I think the Cavs may be a shade deeper but the Celtics have a better starting unit. Q: Hey Brian: How bad was last year’s team chemistry with Damon Jones Larry Hughes and Donyell Marshall complaining? In contrast how much better is this year’s chemistry? – Reginald Verjohnson Cleveland A: Hey Reginald: There’s no doubt that this year’s team is tight-knit almost so close it is scary because you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop. Certainly there were some unhappy folks last year but that is normal in the NBA. None of them was a major distraction. Hughes tried to fit in but it was clear his heart wasn’t in it and that hurt the team more than anything in the locker room. Q: Hey Brian: Just out of cu riosity when the Cavs have off days on the road like between Saturday’s game in Atlanta and Wednesday’s game in Minnesota do they usually come home or just stay on the road? – Drew Niehaus New York A: Hey Drew: They had three days off between those games so they came home.
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Two WFU chemistry professors named 2008 AAAS Fellows
Window on Wake Forest NC
Poteat Professor of Chemistry and associate provost for faculty affairs and Dilip Kondepudi Thurman D. Kitchin Professor of Chemistry have been elected as 2008 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Kondepudi was elected for his contributions to the field of non-equilibrium chemistry particularly the field of chiral asymmetry and as the co-author of the book “Modern Thermodynamics. ” He joined the Wake Forest faculty in 1987 and holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Madras University a master’s degree in physics from Indian Institute of Technology and a doctorate in physics from the University of Texas at Austin.