Tag - biopolymers

Banana Peel Slipperiness: Wins IgNobel Prize in Physics

Kiyoshi Mabuchi and fellow researchers at Kitasato University in Minato, Japan, have won the IgNobel Prize in Physics for their research into the science behind the slipperiness of banana peels. Yes, banana peels. The IgNobels celebrate the truly unusual in science, technology, engineering and math and while they sound...

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