Daniel J. Lacks

Local Scientific Development and Promotion of Scientific Vocations in Africa: The Case of Oilseeds

Abstract This article presents an educational outreach initiative to promote interest in chemistry in Africa by connecting science to economic development. The project uses the transformation of oil from local oilseeds into soap as a concrete example of converting a local natural...

Is electronegativity a driving force for contact electrification?

The microscopic mechanism underlying contact electrification is poorly understood, despite the ubiquity of the phenomenon. Many previous rationalizations have centered on the driver of contact electrification being a difference in electronegativity of the component atoms, such th...