Materials Science of Cycling: Frame, Tires, and Accessories

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Delves into the materials of bicycle frames and tires, emphasizing the significance of organic chemistry in everyday products.

Explores the chemistry behind bike materials like steel, aluminum, titanium, and carbon fiber, as well as bike accessories.

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Covers platinum-based cancer drugs, electrophilic aromatic substitution, cross-coupling reactions, and SN2 and SN1 mechanisms.

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Explores sustainable composite solutions, including recycling, end-of-life strategies, and hydrogen storage.

Explores the mechanism of platinum-based cancer drugs and the cross-coupling catalysis of metals in modifying aromatic compounds.

Explores sustainability projects at EPFL and UNIL, covering topics like promoting cycling, reducing emissions, and sustainable food options.

Covers main organometallic reactions and factors driving them, with exercises predicting reaction products.

Discusses the cycling, regulation, and biological role of trace metals in plants.