Scientists have discovered a way to treat paper with a chemical monomer to make it water-repellant, potentially meaning no more soggy newspapers delivered to your doorstep. (At least for those of us who still have newspapers delivered.)
What else can the paper do? The monomer can be mixed with different nanoparticles, imbuing the paper with the special properties of whatever material is blended in. “If you add iron oxide nanoparticles to the polymer matrix, it’s magnetic paper; silver nanoparticles give you antibacterial properties,” says Jennifer Hicks at Forbes. Potentially, that means wallpaper you can stick refrigerator magnets on, or germ-killing packaging for your children’s sandwiches. Glossy magazines in your doctor’s waiting room could be free of nasty germs.
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