Booklet about the types of plastic that medical bottles are made out of and what that means for their end of life options, created for the class Materials Creation, Consumption, and Impact taught by Jon Stolk
We study phase separation in a deeply quenched colloid-polymer mixture in microgravity on the International Space Station using small-angle light scattering and direct imaging. We observe a clear crossover from early-stage spinodal decomposition to late-stage, interfacial-tension-driven coarsening. Data acquired over 5 orders of magnitude in time show more than 3 orders of magnitude increase in domain size, following nearly the same evolution as that in binary liquid mixtures. The late-stage growth approaches the expected linear growth rate quite slowly.
The MITRE SCOPE team created tools to help leverage the corporation's network of professionals. Through developing a better understanding of MITRE's employees and partners, the team designed software interfaces that helped people connect and communicate. The team launched software prototypes on a social networking platform for use by MITRE and partners by the end of the year.