Asta in PTFE Wire: Beneath the Surface
Think about anyone’s average daily routine. First you wake up and walk (ever so slowly) to the bathroom, if you’re the kind of person that brushes their teeth first. If not, you might bypass that until later, brew a cup of coffee, and throw some eggs into a frying pan. Chances are, in those few minutes you used PTFE insulated wires without even realizing it. In 1938, 27 year old scientist Roy Plunkett accidentally discovered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which is the chemical name for Teflon®. Since its humble origins in his…
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