The Savannah River National Lab has to be by far my favorite lab. Its technology is exciting, futuristic, and very applicable. From hydrogen energy to hollow glass microspheres I couldn’t stop my mouth from dropping in amazement. I wanted to learn more about the amazing technology that I used to only dream and read about. The hollow glass microspheres really caught my attention out of everything in the lab, even though the hydrogen energy projects are very interesting to me as well, as when I was younger I read a book by Michael Crichton called Prey. The book had nanotechnology that was very similar to the hollow glass microspheres. I couldn’t stop my imagination from wondering about the possibilities the little microspheres could do. The look of the microspheres in the glass container were so small that when put together, the microspheres actually looked like a fluid. These little spheres are so tiny, but due to their hollow structure they are able to contain gas, toxins, etc. The microspheres are also very stable as they can take great amount of force without breaking. Applications of this technology could be used for containing hydrogen, absorb gases, spew out toxins, create healing armor, etc.. Seeing such a great little invention, the possibilities are endless. I would love to work with these hollow glass microspheres someday as I do believe that it had endless potential for our future.
-Clay Sohn
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