Peter Hill Explains

Molecular tour of Kapton


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This was the plastic of choice for Apollo 11, but also for lots of aircraft and everyday electronics like transformer winding. I just really love the stuff as it can take high temperature. It is the go to material if you are building any sort of point or line heater. I think I should be coated with the stuff when they bury me. At any rate strap in for the molecular tour as the atoms are arranged in my head and I give you the audio tour. MP4 recording     MP3 recording -- -- Your browser does not support the audio element.
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Peter Hill ExplainsBy Peter Hill