Appleton event offers Q&A with people behind paper experiment in space

The event features presentations by the Appleton teacher and the NTC employee who helped get an Appleton student's experiment ...
The Post-Crescent

Here's how a Wisconsin student, paper scientists got astronauts to make paper in space in 1986

In 1986, an experiment conceived by an Appleton high school student resulted in the first and only paper ever made in space. The experiment, flown on the space shuttle Columbia, tested if paper made ...
Physics World

Earthquake intensities could be reduced by injecting fluids, soggy paper experiment reveals

Seismic kitchen roll: photograph showing paper towel being stretched between an anchor (bottom) and springs (top). (Courtesy: Tzortzopoulos et al. / Geophysical Research Letters) A seismic model based ...
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Data modeling and lab experiments could lead to energy-efficient paper manufacturing

Paper manufacturing is very energy-intensive, but there is great potential for improving energy efficiency. In a comprehensive research project conducted in close collaboration with industry, ...