Superhero Science: the impenetrable skin of superhero Colossus

There’s a new ‘Superhero physiology’ publication online in Advances in Physiology Education by Barry Fitzgerald, researcher at Process & Energy and expert in the field of intensified reaction and separation systems. This time Fitzgerald explains exactly how the impenetrable skin of Colossus of the X-men would work if it consisted of a layer graphene, among other things. In addition, he shows how the comparison with Colossus can be used in education to introduce certain subjects in the fields of physics, mechanics and materials science in a popular way. It’s great fun to read and can be accessed here: The Physiology of Impenetrable Skin: Colossus of the X-Men