The Science Of Foam

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Are you saying that Engineering Technology has been used to improve this material? Or in other words, E.T. hones foam.

This one of the few channels that actually give more than factoid-level info. Almost all other YouTube channels basically just read you the first few paragraphs from Wikipedia, but this excellent channel actually goes into some deeper info.

A 23 minute deep dive into the history and development of synthetic foam wasn't really on the agenda. Glad I made the time. Outstanding video, per usual.

Being in the composite industry, I can tell you more than you'd ever want to know about various foams mechanical information, but I absolutely appreciated the depth of this vid and even learned a few things about the finer details. 👍

Having worked with foams on a civil engineering level for years, this video helps a lot. Happy I learned something good today 😁

I dont usually get excited about video releases but these always contain information i havent heard, and learning stuff is my drug. This is my hit from one of the best dealers i know. TY

I can't tell you enough how much i appreciate and enjoy this channel. It literally feels like a visual audio representation of what it would feel like for Neo when he plugs in a new subject in the Matrix neural machine. Lol idk, it was just a random analogy that seemed suitable for the level of your high quality content. Keep up the amazing work 🤘🏻

I love your videos on why some seemingly mundane products are much more interesting than they might seem.

foam is so genuinely complex & all encompassing. i’m seeing foam everywhere now, what is a beanbag chair other than a bean foam filled bag membrane that’s in the shape of chair. once you start thinking of fibers & papers it all just really helps fill in the gaps

TIL "Sparkling microplastic" can only be called "Styrofoam" if the extruded closed-celled polystyrene foam was made by the Dow Chemical Company in the Midland Michigan reigon of the United States.

21:18 of what?

Its good to see that this channel ALWAYS delivers its usual extreme high quality!

Did you seriously get me to watch a video on foam? Congratulations! You're a great speaker.

You go into impressive depth when explaining these topics, like you've worked in the industry or have hands-on experience. How do you research this stuff?

Great video. I built the largest urethane spray foam plant in the U.S. Awesome to see a video about the many uses of foam. You should do a video on elastomers too.

This is a very specialized topic and one you wouldn't cover in your standard chemistry survey courses in college, but it's important nonetheless. As you observe, the concept is found ubiquitously. I really appreciate the deep dive here. You earned a sub with this one!

Really looking forward to this episode, hope it touches on upcoming bio based foams

I was recently looking up how defoamers and anti-foaming agents work (defoamers actively kill foam while anti-foaming agents prevent its formation - the terms are often used interchangeably). Unfortunately, I haven't found a good explanation apart from the defoamers spreads better than the surfactant and lowers (or increases? I dont' remember) surface tension. One such example is dimethylpolysiloxane - I've used one such product to remove foam residues from laboratory glassware. It is also useful for reactions that would otherwise foam or froth too much, escaping the container. It would be great to make explaining video on how that actually works - why little amount of defoamer has more effect than tons of soap? What are the differences between cationic, anionic and non-ionic (zwitterionic) surfactants? What are the differences between tensides and detergents? Why quaternary amine compounds are specifically used in fabric softeners? etc. etc.

As always superior quality of content. Thank You!