Porous materials have the power to capture co2

January 21, 2016

"The materials used for capturing co2 today cost a lot energy wise. In our research group we are devoting our time to find materials that could enhance that capture to a lower cost. At Stockholm University we focus on porous materials because they have the potential to reduce the cost to capture co2 at large power stations."


Niklas Hedin, guest in Crosstalks on materials for the future, is Professor at the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry at Stockholm University

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Human existence is, to a large extent, defined by the materials we use, a fact that is evident in the way we categorize parts of human history into periods such as the Stone Age or the Bronze Age. The materials that we are able to produce and manipulate also shape us in the process. Leaps in technology throughout history correlate strongly with the discovery of new materials, and today much of material science is done on a molecular and atomic level. Nanotechnology is already reshaping the world in different ways. But researchers are also finding new ways to evolve and enhance "old" materials, such as wood and other biological materials.
What are the new materials that will enable technological leaps in the next few
years? What aspects of materials are most interesting to researchers today? And
how does material science shape our future?

Guests in the studio:

Niklas Hedin, Professor at the Department of Materials and
Environmental Chemistry at Stockholm University

Anna Delin, Professor in Computational Nanomagnetism at the School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Ulrica Edlund, Associate Professor in Polymer Technology at the School of Chemical Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

On Skype: Haseeb Ahmed, Research-based american artist, currently living and working between Brussels and Zurich

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